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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: jq Important Denial of Service Vulnerabilities USN-7657-2

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Urgent jq security patch launched for Ubuntu rectifies multiple critical vulnerabilities that could lead to possible DoS threats.
Several security issues were fixed in jq.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in jq.

Software Description:

- jq: lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor

Details:

USN-7657-1 fixed CVE-2024-23337 and CVE-2025-48060 in jq. This update

provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,

and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that jq incorrectly handled certain values when parsing

JSON data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause jq to

crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-23337)

It was discovered that jq incorrectly handled certain values when parsing

JSON data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause jq to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2025-48060)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  jq                              1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  jq                              1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  jq                              1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7657-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7657-2

CVE-2024-23337, CVE-2025-48060

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7657-2

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