CVE-2026-43896

Name
CVE-2026-43896
Description
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. The function is reachable through the * operator when both operands are objects.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
security-advisories@github.com https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-mg96-6h3q-g846

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* jq >= None <= 1.8.1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
jq edge-main 1.8.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq edge-main 1.8.0-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq edge-main 1.7.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq edge-main 1.6_rc1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
jq 3.23-main 1.8.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.22-main 1.8.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.22-main 1.8.0-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.22-main 1.7.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
jq 3.22-main 1.6_rc1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
jq 3.21-main 1.7.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.21-main 1.6_rc1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
jq 3.20-main 1.7.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.20-main 1.6_rc1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
jq 3.19-main 1.7.1-r0 Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me> possibly vulnerable
jq 3.19-main 1.6_rc1-r0 None possibly vulnerable