Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting stedolan/jq package, versions [,1.8.2-rc1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.63% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-STEDOLANJQ-16305522
  • published27 Apr 2026
  • disclosed13 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-32316  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade stedolan/jq to version 1.8.2-rc1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the jvp_string_append process. An attacker can cause process crashes or potentially achieve further exploitation through heap corruption by crafting queries that produce extremely large strings.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1