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TI-2025-08615 Aliases CVE-2025-9403GHSA-45r2-rx5v-q5f6

jqlang jq JSON jq_test.c run_jq_tests assertion

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

A vulnerability was determined in jqlang jq up to 1.6. Impacted is the function run_jq_tests of the file jq_test.c of the component JSON Parser. Executing manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Other versions might be affected as well.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jqlangjq1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6—No fix listedCNA
  • jq Vendorjqlang Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6Vulnerablejqlang
  • cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·jqlang

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ceph Storage 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Trusted Application PipelineAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9403
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45r2-rx5v-q5f6

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-24844 jq: Integer overflow in jvp_string_append() allows Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-30431 AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt) CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2023-26962 decToString in decNumber/decNumber.c in jq 88f01a7 has a one-byte out-of-bounds write via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-28834 jq: Out-of-Bounds Read in jv_parse_sized() Error Formatting for Non-NUL-Terminated Counted Buffers CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-35799 Type confusion in jqlang jq CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-36743 jq --rawfile invalid-state reuse after String too long causes heap-buffer-overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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