DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956
jq is a command-line JSON processor. Prior to version 1.8.2, the _strindices builtin in jq's src/builtin.c passes its arguments directly to jv_string_indexes() without verifying they are strings, and jv_string_indexes() in src/jv.c relies solely on assert() checks that are stripped in release builds compiled with -DNDEBUG. This allows an attacker to crash jq trivially with input like _strindices(0), and by crafting a numeric value whose IEEE-754 bit pattern maps to a chosen pointer, achieve a controlled pointer dereference and limited memory read/probe primitive. Any deployment that evaluates untrusted jq filters against a release build is vulnerable. This issue has been patched in commit fdf8ef0f0810e3d365cdd5160de43db46f57ed03, which is part of version 1.8.2.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956
jq
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.6-2.1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions1.6-2.1+deb12u1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 1.6-2.1+deb12u2
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
jq
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.7.1-6+deb13u1
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- 1.7.1-6+deb13u2
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
jq
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 1.8.0-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.8.1-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.8.1-2Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.8.1-3Source reference:
/affected/2/versions1.8.1-4Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 1.8.1-5
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.6-2.1+deb12u2"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "jq",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/jq?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"versions": [
"1.6-2.1",
"1.6-2.1+deb12u1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.7.1-6+deb13u2"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "jq",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/jq?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"versions": [
"1.7.1-6+deb13u1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.8.1-5"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "jq",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/jq?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"versions": [
"1.8.0-1",
"1.8.1-1",
"1.8.1-2",
"1.8.1-3",
"1.8.1-4"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-39956.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #56016 · Revision 1
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