CVE-2026-43894CWE-190

jq: Wild stack write via signed-integer overflow in decNumber D2U() macro

Medium · published May 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, when decNumberFromString is given a number literal of INT_MAX-1 (2147483646) digits, the D2U() macro overflows during signed-int arithmetic. The wrapped negative value bypasses the heap-allocation size check, causes the function to use a 30-byte stack buffer, and then writes ≈715 million 16-bit units (≈1.4 GiB) at an offset 1.43 GiB below the stack frame. The written content is fully attacker-controlled (the parsed decimal digits, packed 3-per-unit).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00153 · 4.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2026-05-11T17:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 MAY 17:20Z
    jq: Wild stack write via signed-integer overflow in decNumber D2U() macro
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