MGASA-2017-0415

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    MGASA-2017-0415

    Published: 19 Nov 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated jq packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in jq's tokenadd() function. By tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted JSON file, an attacker could use this flaw to crash jq or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the victim's system (CVE-2015-8863). Stack exhaustion could affect availability when parsing untrusted input (CVE-2016-4074).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0415.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21923, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00083.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jq

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/jq?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5-1.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High