USN-8202-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32316)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-04-28 04:18 – Updated: 2026-06-30 15:55 – Source websiteUSN-8202-1 fixed vulnerabilities in jq. This update provides the corresponding update to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle certain string concatenations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-32316)
It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle recursion in certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-33947)
It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle improperly terminated strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-33948)
It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle checking certain variable types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-39956)
It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle certain string formatting. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-39979)
It was discovered that jq used a fixed seed for hash table operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-40164)
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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"details": "USN-8202-1 fixed vulnerabilities in jq. This update provides the\ncorresponding update to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle certain string\n concatenations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\n denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-32316)\n\n It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle recursion in certain\n circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\n of service. (CVE-2026-33947)\n\n It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle improperly terminated\n strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-33948)\n\n It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle checking certain\n variable types. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\n denial of service or leak sensitive information. (CVE-2026-39956)\n\n It was discovered that jq did not correctly handle certain string\n formatting. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive\n information or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-39979)\n\n It was discovered that jq used a fixed seed for hash table operations. An\n attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n (CVE-2026-40164)",
"id": "USN-8202-2",
"modified": "2026-06-30T15:55:18Z",
"published": "2026-04-28T04:18:39Z",
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"summary": "jq vulnerabilities",
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