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CVE-2026-119372

SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in FTS3 fts3BestSnippet() via snippet()

6.8 Medium

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.15%Unchanged since Oct 31, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in FTS3 fts3BestSnippet() via snippet()

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
CVE-2026-119372
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-113783 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
EUVD-2026-113783
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p82x-8j2g-f2c7 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after...

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
GHSA-p82x-8j2g-f2c7
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/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
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
CVE-2026-119372
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/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
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-04
OSV 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 Use-After-Free in FTS3 fts3BestSnippet() via snippet()

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
CVE-2026-119372
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-119372 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119372
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/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
Updated
2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-119372 6.8

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119372
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-05
OSVAZL-111766 No score

CVE-2026-119372 affecting package sqlite 3.44.0-4

SQLite before 3.54.0 built with FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS contains a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() caused by dangling cached position-list pointers. Attackers can run a full-text MATCH query combining OR and NEAR operators with snippet() to read freed heap memory and crash the process.

Record
AZL-111766
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sqlite
Azure Linux:3
 through 3.44.0-4 None known
sqlite3
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.40.1-23.40.1-2+deb12u13.40.1-2+deb12u23.42.0-13.43.0-1
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3.43.1-13.43.2-13.44.0-13.44.2-13.45.0-13.45.1-13.45.2-13.45.3-13.45.3-2~exp13.46.0-13.46.1-13.46.1-23.46.1-2~exp3.46.1-33.46.1-43.46.1-53.46.1-63.46.1-73.46.1-83.46.1-93.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1
 None known
sqlite3
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.46.1-73.46.1-7+deb13u13.46.1-7+deb13u23.46.1-83.46.1-9
Show 5 moreShow less
3.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1
 None known
sqlite3
Debian:14
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.46.1-73.46.1-83.46.1-93.53.2-13.53.3-13.53.4-13.53.4-23.54.1-1
 None known
sqlite
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.17-8fakesync12.8.17-9fakesync12.8.17-10ubuntu2
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.7.17-1ubuntu13.8.0.2-1ubuntu13.8.1-1ubuntu13.8.1-1ubuntu33.8.2-1ubuntu1
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3.8.2-1ubuntu23.8.2-1ubuntu2.13.8.2-1ubuntu2.23.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm13.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm23.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm33.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm43.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm5
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.8.11.1-13.9.1-23.9.2-13.10.0-13.10.1-1
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3.10.2-13.11.0-1ubuntu13.11.0-1ubuntu1.13.11.0-1ubuntu1.23.11.0-1ubuntu1.33.11.0-1ubuntu1.43.11.0-1ubuntu1.53.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm13.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm23.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm3
 None known
sqlite
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.17-12fakesync1
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.19.3-33.20.1-23.21.0-13.22.0-13.22.0-1ubuntu0.1
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3.22.0-1ubuntu0.23.22.0-1ubuntu0.33.22.0-1ubuntu0.43.22.0-1ubuntu0.53.22.0-1ubuntu0.63.22.0-1ubuntu0.73.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm13.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm23.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm3
 None known
sqlite
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.17-14fakesync1
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sqlite3
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.29.0-23.30.1-13.30.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-1ubuntu13.31.1-3
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3.31.1-43.31.1-4ubuntu0.13.31.1-4ubuntu0.23.31.1-4ubuntu0.33.31.1-4ubuntu0.43.31.1-4ubuntu0.53.31.1-4ubuntu0.63.31.1-4ubuntu0.73.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm13.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm2
 None known
sqlite
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.17-15fakesync1build1
 None known
sqlite
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.8.17-15fakesync1build1
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.35.5-13.36.0-23.37.2-23.37.2-2ubuntu0.13.37.2-2ubuntu0.3
Show 5 moreShow less
3.37.2-2ubuntu0.43.37.2-2ubuntu0.53.37.2-2ubuntu0.63.37.2-2ubuntu0.73.37.2-2ubuntu0.8
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.42.0-13.44.0-13.44.2-13.45.0-13.45.1-1
Show 10 moreShow less
3.45.1-1ubuntu13.45.1-1ubuntu23.45.1-1ubuntu2.13.45.1-1ubuntu2.33.45.1-1ubuntu2.43.45.1-1ubuntu2.53.45.1-1ubuntu2.63.45.1-1ubuntu2.73.45.1-1ubuntu2.83.45.1-1ubuntu2.9
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.46.1-93.53.4-2
 None known
sqlite3
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.46.1-83.46.1-93.46.1-9ubuntu0.13.46.1-9ubuntu0.23.46.1-9ubuntu0.3
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affectedOSV
affectedNVD, OSV
affected, aliases, referencesEUVD, OSV
referencesCVE List
facts, referencesNVD
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-119372 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Sqlite, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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