USN-7657-2

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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / jq

Package

Name: jq
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jq@1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3

Affected versions

1.*

1.4-2.1

1.5+dfsg-1

1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "jq"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7657-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-23337",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-48060",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / jq

Package

Name: jq
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jq@1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "jq"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libjq-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libjq1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7657-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-23337",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-48060",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / jq

Package

Name: jq
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jq@1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.5+dfsg-2build1

1.6-1

1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "jq"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libjq-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libjq1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7657-2.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2024-23337",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-48060",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}