Debian: DSA-4005-1 Urgent: Security Flaw in jackson-databind Exploit
debian
October 20, 2017
Liao Xinxi discovered that jackson-databind, a Java library used to parse JSON and other data formats, did not properly validate user input before attemtping deserialization
Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.4.2-2+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.8.6-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your jackson-databind packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: jackson-databind
CVE ID: CVE-2017-7525
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