Summary
It was discovered that jq incorrectly handled certain values when parsing
JSON data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause jq to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-23337)
It was discovered that jq incorrectly handled NaN values when parsing JSON
data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause jq to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2024-53427)
It was discovered that jq incorrectly handled certain values when parsing
JSON data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause jq to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-48060)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | jq | 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | jq | 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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High 8.1
decNumberCopy in decNumber.c in jq through 1.7.1 does not properly consider that NaN is interpreted as numeric, which h…
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High 7.7CVE-2025-48060 Public exploit
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of …
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Medium 4.3
jq has signed integer overflow in jv.c:jvp_array_write
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1…