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// 47d agoOPENSOURCE RELEASE
jq 1.8.1 patches security bugs
jq is the longtime command-line JSON processor in C, used for slicing, filtering, and transforming structured data from scripts and shells. The latest 1.8.1 release is a patch update focused on security fixes, performance cleanup, and build portability.
// ANALYSIS
jq still earns its status as the default JSON scalpel for developers, and this release is the kind you want from mature infrastructure: narrow, serious fixes rather than feature churn.
- –Fixes two security issues, including a heap use-after-free and an oniguruma stack overflow
- –Reverts a `reduce`/`foreach` state change that caused a performance regression in 1.8.0
- –Improves CLI and parser behavior around syntax errors and portability, including Windows
- –Reinforces jq’s appeal as a zero-dependency C tool that stays reliable across shells, CI, and ops workflows
// TAGS
jqcliopen-sourcedata-toolsdevtool
DISCOVERED
47d ago
2026-04-10
PUBLISHED
47d ago
2026-04-10
RELEVANCE
5/ 10