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TI-2026-83034 Aliases CVE-2026-119591GHSA-24xm-6g3f-6mqq

Stack exhaustion in SQLite count(*) over large VALUES clause

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: 1 fixed, 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 uncontrolled recursion (CWE-674) in countOfViewOptimization() that exhausts the C stack. A local attacker who supplies SQL or a database file with a crafted view can crash the host process with a count(*) query over a large multi-row VALUES clause, and the attack requires user interaction. A public proof of concept 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 in countOfViewOptimization() that allows attackers to crash the host process via count(*) over a large multi-row VALUES clause. Attackers supplying SQL or a database file with a crafted view can trigger deeply nested TK_PLUS expressions whose recursive freeing in sqlite3ExprDeleteNN() exhausts the C stack, causing denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th 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
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, the fixed version. Red Hat fixes Red Hat Hardened Images in RHSA-2026:86202. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (no fix planned), or for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 and 10, RHEL AI 3, OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 (none available). The sources list no fixed version for 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-2026-82983 Heap buffer overflow in SQLite FTS5 rowid list mergingPriority HIGH 72
    • 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: 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-2026-119591
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-24xm-6g3f-6mqq
  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. 2026-11-01 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  7. 2026-11-02 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  9. 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  10. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 1

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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