CVE-2026-122096

Published Nov 11, 2026 CWE-400 CWE-789 CWE-835

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches Java. Several deserializers trusted sizes and counts declared in the serialized input. A small crafted input could make an application allocate an excessive amount of memory, leading to an OutOfMemoryError. A crafted string passed to FrequentLongsSketch.getInstance(String) could also make deserialization, or a later update, loop indefinitely. Only applications that deserialize sketches from untrusted sources are affected. This issue affects Apache DataSketches Java: through 9.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-789 CWE-789
CWE-835 CWE-835

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-122096? +
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the sketch deserialization of Apache DataSketches Java. Several deserializers trusted sizes and counts declared in the serialized input. A small crafted input could make an application allocate an excessive amount of memory, leading to an OutOfMemoryError. A crafted string passed to FrequentLongsSketch.getInstance(String) could also make deserialization, or a later update, loop indefinitely. Only applications that deserialize sketches from untrusted sources are affected. This issue affects Apache DataSketches Java: through 9.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.
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