Use After Free Affecting jq package, versions <1.8.1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-JQ-10441764
  • published20 Jun 2025
  • disclosed19 Jun 2025

Introduced: 19 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-49014  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable jq to version 1.8.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In version 1.8.0 a heap use after free vulnerability exists within the function f_strflocaltime of /src/builtin.c. This issue has been patched in commit 499c91b, no known fix version exists at time of publication.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1