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Alpine: multiple jq packages: security update to 1.7.1-r0

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 427826

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow. Version
 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue. (CVE-2023-50246)

 - jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow in builds
 using decNumber. Version 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue. (CVE-2023-50268)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-50246

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-50268

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 427826

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Published: 6/2/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-50268

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-50246, CVE-2023-50268