jq is a command-line JSON processor. In commits before 2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f, the jv_parse_sized() API in libjq accepts a counted buffer with an explicit length parameter, but its error-handling path formats the input buffer using %s in jv_string_fmt(), which reads until a NUL terminator is found rather than respecting the caller-supplied length. This means that when malformed JSON is passed in a non-NUL-terminated buffer, the error construction logic performs an out-of-bounds read past the end of the buffer. The vulnerability is reachable by any libjq consumer calling jv_parse_sized() with untrusted input, and depending on memory layout, can result in memory disclosure or process termination. The issue has been patched in commit 2f09060afab23fe9390cce7cb860b10416e1bf5f.
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ai_inference_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16692 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16693 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18040 - Third Party Advisory | |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18043 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18044 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18045 - Third Party Advisory | |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18048 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19151 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19365 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23233 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23245 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26528 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30078 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087 - Third Party Advisory | |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8579 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39979 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458077 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39979.json - Third Party Advisory | |
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Information
Published : 2026-04-13 23:16
Updated : 2026-10-26 22:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-39979
Mitre link : CVE-2026-39979
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-39979
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- openshift_ai
- openshift_container_platform
- enterprise_linux_aus
- enterprise_linux_eus
- ansible_automation_platform
- ai_inference_server
- ceph_storage
- hardened_images
- enterprise_linux_tus
- codeready_linux_builder
- enterprise_linux
- enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions
- codeready_linux_builder_eus
jqlang
- jq
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
