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Debian dsa-6416 : jq - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 333519

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6416 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6416-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Aron Xu August 07, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : jq CVE ID : CVE-2024-53427 CVE-2026-32316 CVE-2026-40612 CVE-2026-41256 CVE-2026-41257 CVE-2026-43894 CVE-2026-43895 CVE-2026-43896 CVE-2026-44777 CVE-2026-47770 CVE-2026-49839 CVE-2026-54679 Debian Bug :

 Multiple security issues were discovered in jq, a command-line JSON processor, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code when processing untrusted input.

 This update additionally addresses three issues for which no CVE has been assigned: GHSA-ggc9-rpv2-xgpm, GHSA-gvwx-xj9r-3frq and GHSA-gf4g-95wj-4q4r.

 Two changes in behaviour follow from the fixes above. An operation whose result would exceed the internal string length limit, such as repeating or escaping a very large string, now terminates with the error String too long instead of returning a truncated result. A comparison or containment check on a deeply nested value now reports an error rather than recursing until the stack is exhausted. Filters relying on the previous behaviour will report an error where they previously appeared to succeed.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.1-6+deb13u3.

 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 Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the jq packages.

See Also

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

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-53427

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-32316

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40612

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41256

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-41257

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43894

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43895

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43896

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44777

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-47770

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-49839

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54679

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 333519

File Name: debian_DSA-6416.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/8/2026

Updated: 8/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.14

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-2026-32316

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: 7.3

Threat Score: 6.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41257

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:jq, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjq-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjq1

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: 8/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53427, CVE-2026-32316, CVE-2026-40612, CVE-2026-41256, CVE-2026-41257, CVE-2026-43894, CVE-2026-43895, CVE-2026-43896, CVE-2026-44777, CVE-2026-47770, CVE-2026-49839, CVE-2026-54679

IAVB: 2025-B-0188, 2026-B-0180