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Debian dla-4307 : jq - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 265693

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4307 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4307-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 21, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : jq Version : 1.6-2.1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-48060


 An issue has been found in jq, a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor. A heap buffer overflow may happen when formatting empty strings.



 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.6-2.1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your jq packages.

 For the detailed security status of jq please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jq

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the jq packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/jq

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48060

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/jq

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 265693

File Name: debian_DLA-4307.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/21/2025

Updated: 9/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2025-48060

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjq1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjq-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48060