The JSON LIBNAME engine might generate segmentation violation errors while importing certain JSON files.

These errors are generated because the name portion of the name/value pair is empty within a JSON file.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue for the SAS^® 9.4M7 (TS1M7) release.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update for the SAS^® Viya^® 3.5 release.

Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at

A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel 9.4_M7 is available at: