Security update for jq

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22637-1
Release Date: 2026-07-13T10:47:46Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-43896 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-43896 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-43896 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-43896 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-44777 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-44777 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-44777 ( NVD ): 5.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-44777 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-49839 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-49839 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-54679 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-54679 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-54679 ( NVD ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-54679 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for jq fixes the following issues

  • CVE-2026-43896: unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() can lead to C stack exhaustion and a process crash (bsc#1265075).
  • CVE-2026-44777: uncontrolled recursion in ordinary module loader when two valid modules include each other can lead to stack exhaustion and process crash (bsc#1265076).
  • CVE-2026-49839: fixed a bug where jq --rawfile can turn a handled oversized-string error into invalid-state reuse and a real heap out-of-bounds write in assertion-disabled builds (bsc#1269220).
  • CVE-2026-54679: integer overflow in jvp_string_append can lead to a buffer overrun on 32-bit systems (bsc#1269390).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1221=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1221=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • jq-debugsource-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq-devel-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq1-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • jq-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq1-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • jq-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • jq-debugsource-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq-devel-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq1-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • jq-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • libjq1-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.4.1
    • jq-debuginfo-1.7.1-160000.4.1

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