CVE-2026-40612
ADVISORY - debianSummary
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, jv_contains recurses into nested arrays/objects with no depth limit. With a sufficiently nested input structure (built programmatically with reduce, since the JSON parser caps at depth 10000), the C stack is exhausted.
- jq 1.8.1-6 (bug https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1136445; unimportant) https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-r7m6-x9c7-h69j Crash in CLI tool, no security impact
Debian
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-40612
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
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CVSS SCORE
N/Alow| Package | Type | OS Name | OS Version | Affected Ranges | Fix Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debian/jq | deb | debian | 12 | >0 | Not yet available |
| debian/jq | deb | debian | 13 | <1.7.1-6+deb13u3 | 1.7.1-6+deb13u3 |
| debian/jq | deb | debian | 14 | <1.8.1-6 | 1.8.1-6 |
| debian/jq | deb | debian | unstable | <1.8.1-6 | 1.8.1-6 |
Severity and metrics
No CVSS data available from this advisory.
NIST
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-40612
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1.8
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5.4mediumAlpine
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-40612
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
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Ubuntu
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-40612
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
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5.5mediumPhoton
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CVE-2026-40612
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
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