Echo: jq: security update to 1.6-2.1-e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 460104

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2024-23337)

Solution

Update the jq library and its related packages to version 1.6-2.1-e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-23337

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460104

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23337

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23337