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openSUSE 16 Security Update : jq (openSUSE-SU-2026:21248-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 326028

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21248-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2025-48060: improper handling of string data in `jv_string_empty` can lead to heap buffer overflow and a crash when processing crafted input (bsc#1244116).
 - CVE-2026-32316: integer overflow within the `jvp_string_append()` and `jvp_string_copy_replace_bad` functions can lead to heap buffer overflow when evaluating untrusted jq queries (bsc#1262044).
 - CVE-2026-33947: unbounded recursion in functions `jv_setpath()`, `jv_getpath()`, and `delpaths_sorted()` can lead to excessive resource consumption when processing crafted JSON input (bsc#1262069).
 - CVE-2026-39956: missing runtime type checks in `_strindices` and `jv_string_indexes()` can lead to a crash when evaluating untrusted jq filters against a release build (bsc#1262070).
 - CVE-2026-39979: incorrect processing of non-nul-terminated counted buffers in `jv_parse_sized` can lead to an out-of-bounds read when processing malformed JSON (bsc#1262071).
 - CVE-2026-40164: use of `MurmurHash3` with a hardcoded seed allows pre-computation of key collisions and can lead to a denial of service via resource exhaustion when processing crafted JSON objects (bsc#1262072).
 - CVE-2026-40612: recursion into nested arrays/objects with no depth limit in `jv_contains` can lead to a C stack exhaustion when processing crafted input (bsc#1265060).
 - CVE-2026-41256: truncation of top-level jq programs loaded with `-f` and can lead to the execution of unintended programs (bsc#1265061).
 - CVE-2026-41257: integer overflow in `stack_reallocate` can lead to memory corruption and DoS when processing jq bytecode (bsc#1265062).
 - CVE-2026-43894: signed integer overflow in the `decNumberFromString` `D2U()` macro can lead to an out- of-bounds memory write when processing large number literals (bsc#1265070).
 - CVE-2026-33948: improper handling of buffer sizes via `strlen()` instead of `fgets()` in CLI input parsing allows validation bypass via embedded NUL bytes (bsc#1262043).

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

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

Solution

Update the affected jq, libjq-devel and / or libjq1 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1244116

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262043

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262044

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262069

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262070

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262071

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1262072

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265060

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265061

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265062

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1265070

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48060

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32316

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33947

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33948

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39956

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39979

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40164

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40612

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41256

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41257

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43894

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 326028

File Name: openSUSE-2026-21248-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/9/2026

Updated: 7/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.45

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-39979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48060

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libjq-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:jq, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libjq1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48060, CVE-2026-32316, CVE-2026-33947, CVE-2026-33948, CVE-2026-39956, CVE-2026-39979, CVE-2026-40164, CVE-2026-40612, CVE-2026-41256, CVE-2026-41257, CVE-2026-43894

IAVB: 2025-B-0188