CVE-2026-47770

A flaw was found in jq, a command-line JSON processor. This vulnerability allows a local user or an attacker providing malicious input to cause a denial of service (DoS) by comparing two sufficiently deeply nested arrays using the '==' operator. This action exhausts the C stack due to uncontrolled recursion, leading to a crash of the jq process.

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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.