CVE-2026-44777

NameCVE-2026-44777
Descriptionjq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.2rc1 and earlier, the ordinary module loader recurses without cycle detection when two otherwise valid modules include each other.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-4599-1, DLA-4662-1, DSA-6416-1
Debian Bugs1136445

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
jq (PTS)bookworm, bookworm (security)1.6-2.1+deb12u2fixed
trixie, trixie (security)1.7.1-6+deb13u3fixed
sid, forky1.8.2-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
jqsourcebullseye1.6-2.1+deb11u2DLA-4599-1
jqsourcebookworm1.6-2.1+deb12u2DLA-4662-1
jqsourcetrixie1.7.1-6+deb13u3DSA-6416-1
jqsource(unstable)1.8.1-61136445

Notes

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmpv-jgvr-wpr9
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