Summary
HttpResponse construction can throw a RuntimeException. The existing finally block in
HttpRequest.execute() closes the content stream in that case but never calls
LowLevelHttpResponse.disconnect(), leaving the socket open.
Changes
HttpRequest.java: call disconnect() in the finally block when response construction
fails; added null-guard and isolated getContent() failures so they don't suppress
the disconnect() call.
Notes
Pre-existing bug, unrelated to the security hardening work (redirect credential stripping,
CRLF validation, XXE hardening) — those are separate PRs.
insaf021
changed the title
fix: disconnect low-level response on construction failure to prevent…
fix: disconnect low-level response on construction failure to prevent connection leak
Jul 31, 2026
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Summary
HttpResponse construction can throw a RuntimeException. The existing finally block in
HttpRequest.execute() closes the content stream in that case but never calls
LowLevelHttpResponse.disconnect(), leaving the socket open.
Changes
fails; added null-guard and isolated getContent() failures so they don't suppress
the disconnect() call.
Notes
Pre-existing bug, unrelated to the security hardening work (redirect credential stripping,
CRLF validation, XXE hardening) — those are separate PRs.
Fixes #2177 ☕️