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CVE-2026-119372medium6.8

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

Impact

SQLite before 3.54.0 has a use-after-free vulnerability in fts3BestSnippet() via snippet(), allowing attackers to read freed memory and crash the process. The vulnerability requires FTS3/FTS4 and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS to be enabled. Attackers need to run a full-text MATCH query with OR and NEAR operators and snippet().

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

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Platforms: All platforms where SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3 (or SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4) and SQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS are defined

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affected

0 → before 3.54.0

custom versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

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.

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CVE-2026-119372

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-416 ↗

Use After Free

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Before: 3.54.0

Original applicability statements
[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "operator": "OR",
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "vulnerable": true,
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sqlite:sqlite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndExcluding": "3.54.0"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]
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2026-10-30

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References

8 sources
sqlite.org/src/info/e4635c4153
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github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/a87bd2471a9c0606e78d3c3678bcd9cecaa0e731
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sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-08-17T09:18:24Z
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github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/fts3/fts3_snippet.c
technical-descriptionVulnCheck
sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
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abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-fts3-snippet
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github.com/sqlite/sqlite
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www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-use-after-free-in-fts3-fts3bestsnippet-via-snippet
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