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Ubuntu: USN-4787-1 (CVE-2016-4074): jq vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-4787-1 (CVE-2016-4074): jq vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/06/2016
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-jq

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