CVE-2026-43894 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-43894: jq: Wild stack write via signed-integer overflow in decNumber D2U() macro

Vendor Jqlang
Product jq
Weakness CWE-190
Published May 11, 2026
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In 1.8.1 and earlier, when decNumberFromString is given a number literal of INT_MAX-1 (2147483646) digits, the D2U() macro overflows during signed-int arithmetic. The wrapped negative value bypasses the heap-allocation size check, causes the function to use a 30-byte stack buffer, and then writes ≈715 million 16-bit units (≈1.4 GiB) at an offset 1.43 GiB below the stack frame. The written content is fully attacker-controlled (the parsed decimal digits, packed 3-per-unit).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 11, 2026 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated