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Security update for jq

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This update for jq fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-8863: heap buffer overflow in tokenadd() function (bsc#976992). - CVE-2023-50246: improper memory handling can lead to a heap buffer overflow in `decNumberToString` (bsc#1218034). - CVE-2023-50268: stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber (bsc#1218038). - CVE-2024-53427: stack-buffer-overflow in the decNumberCopy function in decNumber.c (bsc#1238078). - CVE-2025-9403: reachable assertion in run_jq_tests() (bsc#1248600). - CVE-2026-32316: denial of Service or potential arbitrary code execution due to integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow (bsc#1262044). - CVE-2026-33948: CLI input parsing allows validation bypass via embedded NUL bytes (bsc#1262043). - CVE-2026-40164: predictable hash collisions can lead to a denial of service (bsc#1262072). - CVE-2026-40612: jv_contains recurses into nested arrays/objects with no depth limit and can cause a stack overflow (bsc#1265060). - CVE-2026-41256: embedded NUL truncates top-level jq programs loaded with -f and can lead to execution of unintended programs (bsc#1265061). - CVE-2026-41257: integer overflow in `stack_reallocate` can lead to memory corruption and DoS (bsc#1265062). - CVE-2026-43894: signed integer overflow in `decNumber` can lead to out-of-bounds memory write (bsc#1265070). - CVE-2026-43895: embedded NUL bytes in import paths can lead to policy bypass and sensitive information disclosure (bsc#1265071). - CVE-2026-43896: un

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SUSE-SU-2026:23873-1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:SUSE-SU-2026:23873-1

jq

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1.7.1-1.1

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        "events": [
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "jq",
      "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/jq&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0",
      "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Micro 6.0"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23873-1.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "binaries": [
        {
          "jq": "1.7.1-1.1",
          "libjq1": "1.7.1-1.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

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