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CVE-2026-43896

jq: Stack Overflow in Recursive Object Merge

CVSS 6.2 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-674
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
jqlang · jq

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