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TI-2026-82984 Aliases CVE-2026-119374GHSA-gr85-mf7f-6pq7

Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 secure delete handling

Priority LOW 38CWE-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: 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 fts5DoSecureDelete(). Crafted footer key offsets let writes go past the leaf page buffer (CWE-787). An attacker supplies a database file with a corrupted FTS5 index, and a delete from it with secure-delete enabled corrupts heap memory and crashes the application. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS5 contains a heap buffer overflow in fts5DoSecureDelete() that allows attackers to write past the leaf page buffer via crafted footer key offsets. Attackers can supply a database file with a corrupted FTS5 index that, when deleted from with secure-delete enabled, corrupts heap memory and crashes the application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th 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
None
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

SQLite 3.54.0 fixes this flaw, so upgrade SQLite to that version or later. Red Hat rates the issue Important and lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and other products as affected with no fix plan available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

  • 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
    Show all 10 records →

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 Hardened ImagesAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119374
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-gr85-mf7f-6pq7
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

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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