SB2026083136 - IBM Netezza Appliance update for Netty
Published: August 31, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50011)
CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in RedisArrayAggregator when processing RESP array headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted array header with a large declared element count to cause a denial of service.
The backing array allocation is attempted based on the declared array length before the corresponding child messages are received.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.