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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-68496 EUVD-2026-90978GHSA-fvrx-r5jq-295q

jackson-dataformats-binary: Smile parser does not enforce StreamReadConstraints.maxNameLength, enabling memory-exhaustion denial of service

Published Oct 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by HeroDevs

Description

The Smile parser in FasterXML jackson-dataformats-binary never invokes StreamReadConstraints.validateNameLength() when decoding JSON object property names, so the maxNameLength limit is not enforced for this format. SmileParser._handleLongFieldName() grows its internal name buffer through an unconstrained _growArrayTo() call and performs no length validation. An attacker who can have a Smile document parsed may therefore embed a single property name of unbounded length; the parser buffers the whole name in memory before returning it, whatever maxNameLength is configured to. Because StreamReadConstraints.maxDocumentLength is also disabled by default, nothing else bounds the name under default settings, so the only limits are the attacker's upload capacity and available heap, leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service. No privileges beyond the ability to submit data to a parsing endpoint are required, and exploitation needs only that the bytes reach SmileFactory parsing, directly or through an ObjectMapper configured with the Smile module. jackson-core's own JSON parsers enforce maxNameLength incrementally during name decoding; this gap is specific to the binary formats. maxNameLength and validateNameLength were introduced in jackson-core 2.16.0, so releases before 2.16.0 do not contain the constraint that is left unenforced. This issue is tracked together with the CBOR parser defect in the same vendor advisory, GHSA-3v8f-v6vx-fmrm, which covers both binary formats. The Smile parser defect (jackson-dataformats-binary issue #726) is CVE-2026-68496; the CBOR parser defect (issue #725) is assigned CVE-2026-68495.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FasterXML jackson-dataformats-binary 2.16.0 – ≤ 2.18.9, 2.19.0 – ≤ 2.21.5, 2.22.0 – ≤ 2.22.1, 3.0.0 – ≤ 3.1.5, 3.2.0 – ≤ 3.2.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Debian 13 jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Debian 12 jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS jackson-dataformat-smile No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP7 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP7 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP7 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP7 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP6 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP6 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP6 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP6 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP6 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP5 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP5 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP5 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP5 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP5 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP4 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP4 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP4 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP4 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES 15 SP4 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 jackson-annotations 2.18.11-150200.3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 jackson-core 2.18.11-150200.3.30.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 jackson-databind 2.18.11-150200.3.36.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 jackson-dataformat-xml 2.18.11-150200.5.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-150200.3.29.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.11-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11878-1

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