| Name | CVE-2025-49014 |
| Description | jq is a command-line JSON processor. In version 1.8.0 a heap use after free vulnerability exists within the function f_strflocaltime of /src/builtin.c. This issue has been patched in commit 499c91b, no known fix version exists at time of publication. |
| 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 | 1108062 |
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 |
| trixie | 1.7.1-6 | vulnerable |
| sid | 1.8.0-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jq | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| jq | source | bookworm | (not affected) | | | |
| jq | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1108062 |
Notes
[bookworm] - jq <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[bullseye] - jq <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmjp-cr27-wpg2
Introduced with: https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/4003202ccf241cedb01cbe5f81523bcc40d588ad (jq-1.8.0)
Fixed by: https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/499c91bca9d4d027833bc62787d1bb075c03680e