# CVE-2026-49839: jq --rawfile invalid-state reuse after String too long causes heap-buffer-overflow

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.2
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- jqlang jq: fixed in 1.8.2

## Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Prior to 1.8.2,` jq --rawfile` can turn a handled oversized-string error into invalid-state reuse and a real heap out-of-bounds write in assertion-disabled builds. When jv_load_file(raw=1) reads an attacker-controlled file, it repeatedly appends file chunks to the same jv string accumulator. Once jv_string_append_buf() returns jv_invalid_with_msg("String too long"), the raw-file loop does not stop. If the file contains at least one more byte, the next loop iteration appends a new chunk to an object that is already invalid. With assertions enabled this aborts in jvp_string_ptr(). With assertions disabled, the invalid object is interpreted as a string object and ASan reports heap-buffer-overflow. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jqlang jq, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-cfh2-vwfq-qfmm

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