CVE-2025-49014

A flaw was found in jq. The f_strflocaltime function in builtin.c contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability, which can allow a local attacker to trigger a crash by providing a specially crafted input. This condition arises from the use of freed memory, leading to unpredictable program behavior. The vulnerability can directly result in an application level denial of service.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.