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TI-2026-82983 Aliases CVE-2026-119373GHSA-mw7g-h5m4-mrxh

Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list merging

Priority HIGH 72CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5MergeRowidLists() that undersizes the output buffer when merging detail=none prefix doclists. A local attacker who can populate a detail=none FTS5 table with negative rowids and run a prefix MATCH query can corrupt heap memory and crash the process, with user interaction required. This flaw is an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787). 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 FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5MergeRowidLists() that undersizes the output buffer when merging detail=none prefix doclists. Attackers who can populate a detail=none FTS5 table with negative rowids and run a prefix MATCH query can write past the allocation, corrupting heap memory and crashing the process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00162 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial SQLite (SQLite): 3.54.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Upgrade SQLite to 3.54.0. Red Hat Hardened Images are fixed by RHSA-2026:86202, released 2026-10-20. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5, or Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI).

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

  • Fix · CNA SQLite (SQLite) Fixed in 3.54.0

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:86202 Released 2026-10-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images lemon-3.54.1-1.hum1@aarch64, lemon-3.54.1-1.hum1@s390x, lemon-3.54.1-1.hum1@x86_64 +25

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-2026-83034 Stack exhaustion in SQLite count(*) over large VALUES clausePriority MEDIUM 63
    • TI-2026-82986 Stack exhaustion in SQLite via chained COLLATE operatorsPriority MEDIUM 63
    • TI-2026-82982 Use-after-free in SQLite FTS3 snippet() reads freed heap memoryPriority MEDIUM 63
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:86202
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119373
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-mw7g-h5m4-mrxh
  3. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86202 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-31 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  8. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  10. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  11. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
  12. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Patch 4

Other 2

  • 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
  • TI-2022-23247 SQLite through 3.40.0, when relying on --safe for execution of an untrusted CLI script… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
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Sources

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