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 time of publication, no patched versions are available.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 7.7 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade jq-develUpgrade jq | Jul 10, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade jq | Aug 8, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade jq | May 28, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade jqUpgrade jq-devel | Jul 9, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade jq-debuginfoUpgrade jq-debugsourceUpgrade jqUpgrade jq-devel | Jul 9, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade jq-develUpgrade jq-debugsourceUpgrade jqUpgrade jq-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libjq1Upgrade jqUpgrade libjq-devel | Dec 5, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade jq (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libjq1Upgrade jq | Jun 26, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 11, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
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