SUSE-SU-2017:2950-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2950-1

    Published: 8 Nov 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4074
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-4074

    Summary: Security update for jq

    Details: This update for jq fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-4074: The jv_dump_term function in jq allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. (bsc#1014176) Non-security issues fixed: - Update tests dependencies to increase test coverage. (bsc#1017157) - Do not run tests in qemu builds, valgrind does not work reliably in such conditions.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172950-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014176, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017157, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4074

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jq

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/jq&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5-3.5.7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High