jq has signed integer overflow in jv.c:jvp_array_write
jqlang · jq
4.3MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days
Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
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Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive
jq
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1 current
CVE-2024-23337 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityjq: jq has signed integer overflow in jv.c:jvp_array_write
4 known affected
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
automation-controller.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
jq.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Summary
A flaw was found in jq, a command line JSON processor. An integer overflow can occur when attempting to assign a value using an array index of 2147483647 or when creating an array with 2147483647 elements, the maximum value for a 32-bit signed integer. This issue causes out-of-bounds memory access and results in a denial of service.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2024-20848
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
01
What, why and how
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e contains a patch for the issue.
What
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e contains a patch for the issue.
Why
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
What
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e contains a patch for the issue.
Why
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.Reference recorded
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Likely attack path
a network path → Integer Overflow or Wraparound → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-190Public exploit reference
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Official authority intelligence
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ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-20848Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD recordBSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2424IBM Rational Team Concert: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Rational Team Concert ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Angriff durchzuführen, Eingaben oder Protokolle zu manipulieren, die Authentifizierung zu umgehen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Cross-Site-Scripting durchzuführen, sensible Informationen offenzulegen oder offene Weiterleitungen auszulösen.
Official advisoryBSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1905IBM QRadar SIEM Komponente: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM Komponenten ausnutzen, um Daten zu manipulieren, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und um Informationen offenzulegen.
Official advisoryBSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1480Red Hat Enterprise Linux (jq): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (jq) ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Official advisoryCERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
automation-controller.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2; jq.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 4; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Fixed
jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); and 188 more
Action
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 21 May 2025 · Last source change 21 May 2025, 14:57 UTC · CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-20848
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
automation-controller.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2; jq.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 4; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Fixed: jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); and 188 more
After
automation-controller.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2; jq.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 4; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Fixed: jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debuginfo-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-debugsource-0:1.6-11.el8_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debuginfo-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); jq-debugsource-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4); and 188 more
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2024-23337: jq has signed integer overflow in jv.c:jvp_array_write | BlackTree
