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Echo: jq: security update to 1.7.1-6+deb13u2+e2

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 464776

Description

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

 - 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. (CVE-2026-43896)

Solution

Update the jq library and its related packages to version 1.7.1-6+deb13u2+e2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-43896

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 464776

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.61

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-2026-43896

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43896

IAVB: 2026-B-0180