| Name | CVE-2023-50268 |
| Description | jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber. Version 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1058763 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| jq (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 1.6-2.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.7.1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jq | source | buster | (not affected) | | | |
| jq | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| jq | source | bookworm | (not affected) | | | |
| jq | source | (unstable) | 1.7.1-1 | | | 1058763 |
Notes
[bookworm] - jq <not-affected> (Introduced in 1.7)
[bullseye] - jq <not-affected> (Introduced in 1.7)
[buster] - jq <not-affected> (Introduced in 1.7)
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7hmr-442f-qc8j
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/2804
Fixed by: https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053089739aea73145bfd6b (jq-1.7.1)