| Name | CVE-2026-44777 |
| Description | jq 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4599-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1136445 |
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 |
| bullseye (security) | 1.6-2.1+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.6-2.1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.7.1-6+deb13u2 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 1.8.1-7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jq | source | bullseye | 1.6-2.1+deb11u2 | | DLA-4599-1 | |
| jq | source | (unstable) | 1.8.1-6 | | | 1136445 |
Notes
[trixie] - jq <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - jq <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmpv-jgvr-wpr9