CVE-2026-119378
SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in R-Tree nodeWrite()
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 30, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update SQLite to 3.54.0 or a newer version.
- Apply vendor patches for affected SQLite versions.
- Avoid using %_node shadow tables with RAISE(IGNORE) triggers.
- Validate database integrity when using R-Tree extension.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-416 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/119xxx/CVE-2026-119378.json">CVE-2026-119378</a> Added Reference https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-rtree-rowid0 Added Reference https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite Added Reference https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/rtree/rtree.c#L905 Added Reference https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/d21bd37c7cfc1b85b17a6703555f0926b6236e04 Added Reference https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html Added Reference https://sqlite.org/src/info/6a9e1415659f9e75 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-use-after-free-in-r-tree-nodewrite