| Name | CVE-2025-9403 |
| Description | A vulnerability was determined in jqlang jq up to 1.6. Impacted is the function run_jq_tests of the file jq_test.c of the component JSON Parser. Executing manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Other versions might be affected as well. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| jq (PTS) | bullseye | 1.6-2.1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.6-2.1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.7.1-6+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 1.8.1-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jq | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/issues/3393
Assertion failure in testsuite, negligible security impact