Predictable from Observable State Affecting jq-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.8.1-59.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-JQDEBUGINFO-17289023
  • published10 Jun 2026
  • disclosed14 Apr 2026

Introduced: 14 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40164  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-341  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 jq-debuginfo to version 0:1.8.1-59.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1815.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jq-debuginfo package and not the jq-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Before commit 0c7d133c3c7e37c00b6d46b658a02244fdd3c784, jq used MurmurHash3 with a hardcoded, publicly visible seed (0x432A9843) for all JSON object hash table operations, which allowed an attacker to precompute key collisions offline. By supplying a crafted JSON object (~100 KB) where all keys hashed to the same bucket, hash table lookups degraded from O(1) to O(n), turning any jq expression into an O(n²) operation and causing significant CPU exhaustion. This affected common jq use cases such as CI/CD pipelines, web services, and data processing scripts, and was far more practical to exploit than existing heap overflow issues since it required only a small payload. This issue has been patched in commit 0c7d133c3c7e37c00b6d46b658a02244fdd3c784.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1