CVE-2020-28491 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-28491: This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception.

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-28491 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

jackson-dataformat-cbor→ fixed in2.7.8-5.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y jackson-dataformat-cbor
```

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