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<h1>Security update for jq</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tbody>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:2983-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-07-14T13:19:55Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262044">bsc#1262044</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262069">bsc#1262069</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262070">bsc#1262070</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262071">bsc#1262071</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262072">bsc#1262072</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32316.html">CVE-2026-32316</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33947.html">CVE-2026-33947</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39956.html">CVE-2026-39956</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39979.html">CVE-2026-39979</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40164.html">CVE-2026-40164</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-32316</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-32316</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-32316</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.2</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-33947</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-33947</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-33947</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.2</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-33947</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39979</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.9</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39979</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39979</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.9</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39979</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-39979</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">8.2</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-40164</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-40164</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-40164</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-40164</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
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<tr>
<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for jq fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-32316: integer overflow within the <code>jvp_string_append()</code> and <code>jvp_string_copy_replace_bad</code> functions can
lead to heap buffer overflow when evaluating untrusted jq queries (bsc#1262044).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-33947: unbounded recursion in functions <code>jv_setpath()</code>, <code>jv_getpath()</code>, and <code>delpaths_sorted()</code> can lead to
excessive resource consumption when processing crafted JSON input (bsc#1262069).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-39956: missing runtime type checks in <code>_strindices</code> and <code>jv_string_indexes()</code> can lead to a crash when
evaluating untrusted jq filters against a release build (bsc#1262070).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-39979: incorrect processing of non-nul-terminated counted buffers in <code>jv_parse_sized</code> can lead to an
out-of-bounds read when processing malformed JSON (bsc#1262071).</li>
<li>CVE-2026-40164: use of <code>MurmurHash3</code> with a hardcoded seed allows pre-computation of key collisions and can lead to a
denial of service via resource exhaustion when processing crafted JSON objects (bsc#1262072).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-2983=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libjq-devel-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>jq-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debugsource-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>libjq1-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
<li>jq-debuginfo-1.6-150000.3.20.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32316.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32316.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33947.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33947.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39956.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39956.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39979.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39979.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40164.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40164.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262044">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262044</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262069">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262069</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262070">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262070</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262071">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262071</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262072">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262072</a>
</li>
</ul>
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