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TI-2026-82988 Aliases CVE-2026-119378GHSA-gf9q-68cx-3mq4

Use-after-free in SQLite R-Tree extension crashes applications

Priority LOW 30CWE-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: 1 fixed, 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 contains a use-after-free in the R-Tree extension (CWE-416). A local attacker can supply a crafted database that declares the %_node shadow table in a way that makes applications use freed heap memory, crashing the process after node splits. Exploitation requires user interaction. 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 use-after-free vulnerability in the R-Tree extension that allows attackers to make applications use freed heap memory by manipulating the %_node shadow table. Attackers can supply a database declaring %_node WITHOUT ROWID or with a RAISE(IGNORE) trigger so nodeWrite() hashes nodes as 0, crashing the process after node splits.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00251 16th 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
None
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 Hardened Images fixes it via RHSA-2026:86202. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.

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-2026-82983 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: 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 OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:86202
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119378
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-gf9q-68cx-3mq4
  3. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86202 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

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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