jq

This is a patch release to fix security, performance, and build issues found in 1.8.0. Full commit log can be found at https://github.com/jqlang/jq/compare/jq-1.8.0...jq-1.8.1.

Security fixes

• CVE-2025-49014: Fix heap use after free in f_strftime, f_strflocaltime. @wader 499c91bca9d4d027833bc62787d1bb075c03680e
• GHSA-f946-j5j2-4w5m: Fix stack overflow in node_min_byte_len o...

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.8.0. This release includes a number of improvements since the last version. Note that some changes may introduce breaking changes to existing scripts, so be sure to read the following information carefully. Full commit log can be found at https://github.com/jqlang/jq/compare/jq-1.7.1...jq-1.8.0.

Releasing

• Change the version numbe...

Security

• CVE-2023-50246: Fix heap buffer overflow in jvp_literal_number_literal
• CVE-2023-50268: fix stack-buffer-overflow if comparing nan with payload

CLI changes

• Make the default background color more suitable for bright backgrounds. @mjarosie @taoky @nicowilliams @itchyny #2904
• Allow passing the inline jq script after --. @emanuele6 #2919
• Restrict systems operat...

After a five year hiatus we're back with a GitHub organization, with new admins and new maintainers who have brought a great deal of energy to make a long-awaited and long-needed new release. We're very grateful for all the new owners, admins, and maintainers. Special thanks go to Owen Ou (@owenthereal) for pushing to set up a new GitHub organization for jq, Stephen Dolan (@stedolan) for transfe...

Note that this is a pre-release. Feedback is welcome #2862.

After a five year hiatus we're back with a GitHub organization, with new admins and new maintainers who have brought a great deal of energy to make a long-awaited and long-needed new release.

Since the last stable release many things have happened:

• jq now lives at https://github.com/jqlang
• New maintainers, admin...