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6.2 Medium

CVE-2026-43896 jq is a command-line JSON processor

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
jq 1.8 earliest → 1.8.1 No fix stated

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