Refs #36494 -- Prevented crash in JSONField numeric lookups with expressions.

Author: VIZZARD-X

django/db/models/fields/json.py

@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ class KeyTransformIRegex(
 class KeyTransformNumericLookupMixin:
     def process_rhs(self, compiler, connection):
         rhs, rhs_params = super().process_rhs(compiler, connection)
-        if not connection.features.has_native_json_field:
-            rhs_params = [json.loads(value) for value in rhs_params]
+        if not connection.features.has_native_json_field and self.rhs_is_direct_value():
+            rhs_params = tuple(json.loads(value) for value in rhs_params)
         return rhs, rhs_params
 
 

tests/model_fields/test_jsonfield.py

@@ -1304,6 +1304,35 @@ def test_json_type_casting_with_coalesce(self):
         ).first()
         self.assertEqual(result.coalesced_value, "This is valid JSON primitive.")
 
+    def test_numeric_lookups_with_expression(self):
+        obj_greater = NullableJSONModel.objects.create(
+            value={"target": 5, "comparison": 2}
+        )
+        obj_lesser = NullableJSONModel.objects.create(
+            value={"target": 2, "comparison": 5}
+        )
+        obj_equal = NullableJSONModel.objects.create(
+            value={"target": 2, "comparison": 2}
+        )
+        objs = [obj_greater.pk, obj_lesser.pk, obj_equal.pk]
+
+        tests = [
+            ("gt", [obj_greater]),
+            ("lt", [obj_lesser]),
+            ("gte", [obj_greater, obj_equal]),
+            ("lte", [obj_lesser, obj_equal]),
+        ]
+
+        for lookup, expected in tests:
+            with self.subTest(lookup=lookup):
+                self.assertCountEqual(
+                    NullableJSONModel.objects.filter(
+                        id__in=objs,
+                        **{f"value__target__{lookup}": F("value__comparison")},
+                    ),
+                    expected,
+                )
+
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("supports_primitives_in_json_field")
 class JSONNullTests(TestCase):