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TI-2026-82982 Aliases CVE-2026-119372GHSA-p82x-8j2g-f2c7

Use-after-free in SQLite FTS3 snippet() reads freed heap memory

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS has a use-after-free in fts3BestSnippet() (CWE-416) caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. A local attacker with no privileges can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00147 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial SQLite (SQLite): 3.54.0Red Hat: 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SQLiteSQLitebefore 3.54.03.54.0Patch availableCNA
  • SQLite VendorSQLite Affected before 3.54.0 Fixed in 3.54.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.54.0VulnerableSQLite
  • cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.54.0 Vulnerable ·SQLite

Remediation

SQLite 3.54.0 fixes this flaw, so upgrade SQLite to version 3.54.0. Red Hat has no fix planned for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and lists no available fix for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3, Red Hat Hardened Images, and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA SQLite (SQLite) Fixed in 3.54.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    SQLite 3.54.0

    10 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list mergingPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2026-83034 Stack exhaustion in SQLite count(*) over large VALUES clausePriority MEDIUM 63
    • TI-2026-82986 Stack exhaustion in SQLite via chained COLLATE operatorsPriority MEDIUM 63
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119372
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-p82x-8j2g-f2c7
  3. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Patch 4

Other 2

  • TI-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list merging CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2025-43154 An information disclosure issue in the zipfileInflate function in the zipfile extension… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-06334 Integer Truncation on SQLite CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-16180 SQLite 1.0.12 through 3.39.x before 3.39.2 sometimes allows an array-bounds overflow if… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-11445 An issue found in SQLite SQLite3 v.3.35.4 that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06073 Out-of-bounds read in SQLite CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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