Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libjq1 package, versions <1.7.1-160000.4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBJQ1-18000367
  • published17 Jul 2026
  • disclosed13 Jul 2026

Introduced: 13 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-43896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libjq1 to version 1.7.1-160000.4.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjq1 package and not the libjq1 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. The function is reachable through the * operator when both operands are objects.

CVSS Base Scores

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