jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function jv_string_vfmt in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 void* p = malloc(sz);. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.
CVE-2025-48060
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 31% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 36.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 21, 2025
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
References (3)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5w
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00022.html
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5w
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-48060(17)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2025-48060Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)
- RHSA-2025:15672Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.13.60 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2025:14853Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.56 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2025:14396Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.15.57 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2025:12882Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: jq security update
- RHSA-2025:11677Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.21 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2025:11681Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.45 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2025:11363Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.19.5 bug fix and security update
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Patch Availability(19)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libjq1 (1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | jq (1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3) @ xenial | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rhcos-413.92.202509030117-0 | 2025-09-18 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-414.92.202508270040-0 | 2025-09-04 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-415.92.202508192014-0 | 2025-08-27 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-417.94.202507291008-0 | 2025-08-07 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.7.1-8.el10_0.1 | 2025-08-05 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-418.94.202507221927-0 | 2025-07-30 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-416.94.202507222002-0 | 2025-07-30 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-4.19.9.6.202507152218-0 | 2025-07-22 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-15.el9_2.2 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-16.el9_4.1 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-3.el8_6.1 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-6.el8_8.3 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-17.el9_6.2 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-11.el8_10 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.6-12.el9_0.1 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.5-12.el8_2.1 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
| redhat | jq-0:1.5-12.el8_4.4 | 2025-07-08 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(3)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
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