Integer overflow in jq - CVE-2024-23337

 

Integer overflow in jq - CVE-2024-23337

Published: June 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111913
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23337
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in src/jv.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

jq
Business Automation Insights
Netcool Operations Insight
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
IBM Qradar SIEM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
jq (Ubuntu package)
jq (Red Hat package)
jq-devel
jq
jq-help
jq-debugsource
jq-debuginfo
jq-doc
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

How to mitigate CVE-2024-23337

Install updates from vendor's website.

jq - update to 1.8.0
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 13 IF01
Business Automation Insights - addressed in versions 24.0.0.0.5, 24.0.1.0.5, 25.0.0.0.2
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation - addressed in versions 24.0.1-IF006, 25.0.0-IF003
jq (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3, 1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.6-1ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1, 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1, 1.7.1-3ubuntu0.24.04.1, 1.7.1-3ubuntu1.1
jq (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.5-12.el8_2.1, 1.5-12.el8_4.4, 1.6-3.el8_6.1, 1.6-6.el8_8.3, 1.6-11.el8_10, 1.6-12.el9_0.1, 1.6-15.el9_2.2, 1.6-16.el9_4.1, 1.6-17.el9_6.2
jq-devel - addressed in versions 1.6-17, 1.8.1-1
jq - addressed in versions 1.6-17, 1.8.1-1
jq - update to 1.8.0-2
jq-help - update to 1.8.0-2
jq-devel - update to 1.8.0-2
jq-debugsource - update to 1.8.0-2
jq-debuginfo - update to 1.8.0-2
jq-doc - update to 1.8.1-1
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3 Fix Pack 12
Ansible Automation Platform - update to 2.5
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes - update to 4.7.5
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.79, 4.14.54, 4.15.56, 4.16.44, 4.17.36, 4.18.20, 4.19.4

External References

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