CVE-2025-48060

AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)

CVE-2025-48060 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by jq 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, released May 21, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0056
46th percentile

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
jq · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 1.6-2.1+deb11u1 DLA-4307-1 Sep 21, 2025
jq · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.6-2.1+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48060 May 21, 2025
jq · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.7.1-6+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48060 May 21, 2025
jq · Debian 14 1.8.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48060 May 21, 2025
jq · RHEL 10 1.7.1-8.el10_0.1 RHSA-2025:12882 May 21, 2025
jq · RHEL 8 0:1.6-11.el8_10 RHSA-2025:10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq · RHEL 9 0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 RHSA-2025:10585 Jul 8, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 jq 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 21, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 jq 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 May 21, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1 jq 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1 May 21, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1 jq 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1 May 21, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1 jq 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1 Jan 16, 2026
jq · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 jq 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 May 21, 2025
jq · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 jq 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 May 21, 2025
jq · almalinux 8 1.6-11.el8_10 ALSA-2025:10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq · almalinux 9 1.6-17.el9_6.2 ALSA-2025:10585 Jul 8, 2025
jq · ol 10 0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.1 ELSA-2025-12882 Aug 5, 2025
jq · ol 8 0:1.6-11.el8_10 ELSA-2025-10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq · ol 9 0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 ELSA-2025-10585 Jul 8, 2025
jq · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.6-150000.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02915-1 Aug 19, 2025
jq · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.7.1-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21248-1 Jul 7, 2026
jq · rocky 10 0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.1 RLSA-2025:12882 Oct 3, 2025
jq · rocky 8 0:1.6-11.el8_10 RLSA-2025:10618 Jul 29, 2025
jq · rocky 9 0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 RLSA-2025:10585 Oct 4, 2025
jq · sles 15.6 1.6-150000.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02915-1 Aug 19, 2025
jq · sles 15.7 1.6-150000.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02915-1 Aug 19, 2025
jq · sles 16.0 1.7.1-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22566-1 Jul 7, 2026
jq-devel · RHEL 8 0:1.6-11.el8_10 RHSA-2025:10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq-devel · RHEL 9 0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 RHSA-2025:10585 Jul 8, 2025
jq-devel · almalinux 8 1.6-11.el8_10 ALSA-2025:10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq-devel · almalinux 9 1.6-17.el9_6.2 ALSA-2025:10585 Jul 8, 2025
jq-devel · ol 10 0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.1 ELSA-2025-12882 Aug 5, 2025
jq-devel · ol 8 0:1.6-11.el8_10 ELSA-2025-10618 Jul 8, 2025
jq-devel · ol 9 0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 ELSA-2025-10585 Jul 8, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 libjq1 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 21, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 libjq1 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1 May 21, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1 libjq1 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1 May 21, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1 libjq1 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1 May 21, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1 libjq1 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1 Jan 16, 2026
libjq1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 libjq1 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 May 21, 2025
libjq1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 libjq1 1.8.1-3ubuntu1 May 21, 2025

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