CVE-2026-43896 — jq: Stack Overflow in Recursive Object Merge
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. T…
Published: 2026-05-11 · CVSS: 6.2 · CVSS 3.1
jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, unbounded recursion in jv_object_merge_recursive() allows a crafted jq program to crash the process with a segfault. The function is reachable through the * operator when both operands are objects.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7