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Posted on 07 August 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6416-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Aron Xu
August 07, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : jq
CVE ID : CVE-2024-53427 CVE-2026-32316 CVE-2026-40612 CVE-2026-41256
CVE-2026-41257 CVE-2026-43894 CVE-2026-43895 CVE-2026-43896
CVE-2026-44777 CVE-2026-47770 CVE-2026-49839 CVE-2026-54679
Debian Bug :
Multiple security issues were discovered in jq, a command-line JSON
processor, which could result in denial of service or potentially the
execution of arbitrary code when processing untrusted input.
This update additionally addresses three issues for which no CVE has been
assigned: GHSA-ggc9-rpv2-xgpm, GHSA-gvwx-xj9r-3frq and GHSA-gf4g-95wj-4q4r.
Two changes in behaviour follow from the fixes above. An operation whose
result would exceed the internal string length limit, such as repeating
or escaping a very large string, now terminates with the error "String
too long" instead of returning a truncated result. A comparison or
containment check on a deeply nested value now reports an error rather
than recursing until the stack is exhausted. Filters relying on the
previous behaviour will report an error where they previously appeared
to succeed.
For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.7.1-6+deb13u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your jq packages.
For the detailed security status of jq please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jq
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
