CVE-2024-23337
Publication date 21 May 2025
Last updated 23 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e contains a patch for the issue.
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Why is this CVE low priority?
Only a DoS in a command line tool
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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jq | 25.04 plucky |
Fixed 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1
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24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | Low |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7657-1
- jq vulnerabilities
- 21 July 2025
- USN-7657-2
- jq vulnerabilities
- 22 July 2025