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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.2 Medium

CVE-2026-43896

jq: Stack Overflow in Recursive Object Merge

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

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

jqlang jq

  • <= 1.8.1affected

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