vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4787-1 (CVE-2016-4074): jq vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 6, 2016 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 6, 2016
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that jq did not perform sufficient bounds checking,
resulting in unbounded resource consumption. An attacker could use this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Solution
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-jq
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