FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-017597 advisory.

    FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets     and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets     and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS. (CVE-2020-36179)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets
    and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS. (CVE-2020-36179)

Multiple security vulnerabilities were found in Jackson Databind.

CVE-2020-24616

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.6 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to br.com.anteros.dbcp.AnterosDBCPDataSource (aka Anteros-DBCP).

CVE-2020-24750

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.6 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.pastdev.httpcomponents.configuration.JndiConfiguration.

CVE-2020-25649

A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind, where it did not have entity expansion secured properly. This flaw allows vulnerability to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data integrity.

CVE-2020-35490

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.commons.dbcp2.datasources.PerUserPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-35491

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.commons.dbcp2.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-35728

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.oracle.wls.shaded.org.apache.xalan.lib.sql.JNDIConnectionPool (aka embedded Xalan in org.glassfish.web/javax.servlet.jsp.jstl).

CVE-2020-36179

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to oadd.org.apache.commons.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

CVE-2020-36180

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.commons.dbcp2.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

CVE-2020-36181

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

CVE-2020-36182

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2.cpdsadapter.DriverAdapterCPDS.

CVE-2020-36183

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.docx4j.org.apache.xalan.lib.sql.JNDIConnectionPool.

CVE-2020-36184

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2.datasources.PerUserPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-36185

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-36186

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.datasources.PerUserPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-36187

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.datasources.SharedPoolDataSource.

CVE-2020-36188

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.newrelic.agent.deps.ch.qos.logback.core.db.JNDICS.

CVE-2020-36189

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.8 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to com.newrelic.agent.deps.ch.qos.logback.core.db.DMCS.

CVE-2021-20190

A flaw was found in jackson-databind before 2.9.10.7. FasterXML mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.6-1+deb9u9.

We recommend that you upgrade your jackson-databind packages.

For the detailed security status of jackson-databind please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jackson-databind

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
314021	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: jackson-databind (UTSA-2026-017597)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
251666	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-36179	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
413269	SCA: security update for com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (GHSA-9gph-22xh-8x98)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
413269	SCA: security update for com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind (GHSA-9gph-22xh-8x98)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
149019	Debian DLA-2638-1 : jackson-databind security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high

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