vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-4074: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 6, 2016 | May 3, 2018 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 6, 2016
Added
May 3, 2018
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-jq
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