CVE-2026-49839CWE-787

jq --rawfile invalid-state reuse after String too long causes heap-buffer-overflow

High · published June 25, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Prior to 1.8.2,` jq --rawfile` can turn a handled oversized-string error into invalid-state reuse and a real heap out-of-bounds write in assertion-disabled builds. When jv_load_file(raw=1) reads an attacker-controlled file, it repeatedly appends file chunks to the same jv string accumulator. Once jv_string_append_buf() returns jv_invalid_with_msg("String too long"), the raw-file loop does not stop. If the file contains at least one more byte, the next loop iteration appends a new chunk to an object that is already invalid. With assertions enabled this aborts in jvp_string_ptr(). With assertions disabled, the invalid object is interpreted as a string object and ASan reports heap-buffer-overflow. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00165 · 5.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2026-06-25T17:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 JUN 17:17Z
    jq --rawfile invalid-state reuse after String too long causes heap-buffer-overflow
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