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.

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

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