UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50268

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50268
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50268.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50268
Upstream
Published
2023-12-13T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:36Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.2 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber. Version 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / jq

Package

Name
jq
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jq@1.7.1-2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.1-2

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-3
1.7-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.1-2",
            "binary_name": "jq"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.1-2",
            "binary_name": "libjq-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.1-2",
            "binary_name": "libjq1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50268.json"