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TI-2026-82986 Aliases CVE-2026-119376GHSA-8chh-5w6j-2xwf

Stack exhaustion in SQLite via chained COLLATE operators

Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-674Published · 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-674.

Summary

SQLite before 3.54.0 contains an uncontrolled recursion flaw (CWE-674) in which chained COLLATE postfix operators bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH limit. An attacker who supplies roughly 175,000 chained COLLATE operators in SQL or an untrusted database view can exhaust the stack 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 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH limit by chaining COLLATE postfix operators. Attackers can supply roughly 175,000 chained COLLATE operators in SQL or an untrusted database view to trigger unbounded recursion in sqlite3WalkExprNN() and crash the process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00183 7th 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

Upgrade SQLite to 3.54.0 or later. Red Hat has no fix planned for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and has no fix available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL 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-2026-82982 Use-after-free in SQLite FTS3 snippet() reads freed heap memoryPriority MEDIUM 63
    Show all 10 records →

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-2026-119376
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-8chh-5w6j-2xwf
  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 3

Other 3

  • 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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