CVE-2026-32316

NameCVE-2026-32316
Descriptionjq is a command-line JSON processor. An integer overflow vulnerability exists through version 1.8.1 within the jvp_string_append() and jvp_string_copy_replace_bad functions, where concatenating strings with a combined length exceeding 2^31 bytes causes a 32-bit unsigned integer overflow in the buffer allocation size calculation, resulting in a drastically undersized heap buffer. Subsequent memory copy operations then write the full string data into this undersized buffer, causing a heap buffer overflow classified as CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) leading to CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow). Any system evaluating untrusted jq queries is affected, as an attacker can crash the process or potentially achieve further exploitation through heap corruption by crafting queries that produce extremely large strings. The root cause is the absence of string size bounds checking, unlike arrays and objects which already have size limits. The issue has been addressed in commit e47e56d226519635768e6aab2f38f0ab037c09e5.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
jq (PTS)bullseye1.6-2.1vulnerable
bullseye (security)1.6-2.1+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.6-2.1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1.7.1-6+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid1.8.1-4vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
jqsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-q3h9-m34w-h76f
Fixed by: https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/e47e56d226519635768e6aab2f38f0ab037c09e5

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