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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | jackson-dataformat-smile | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | jackson-dataformat-smile | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | jackson-dataformat-smile | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | jackson-dataformat-smile | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | jackson-dataformat-smile | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | jackson-dataformats-binary | 2.18.11-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11878-1 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-3702 FasterXML Jackson: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 3, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:4394-1 Security update for jackson-annotations, jackson-bom, jackson-core, jackson-databind, jackson-dataformat-xml, jackson-dataformats-binary, jackson-modules-base SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 30, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11878-1 jackson-dataformat-cbor-2.18.11-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
References
- GHSA-3v8f-v6vx-fmrm vendor-advisory
- FasterXML/jackson-dataformats-binary#726 patch
- CVE-2026-68495 (CBOR parser, same advisory) related
- jackson-dataformats-binary 2.18.10 release notes (maps #725/#726 to CVE IDs) release-notes