CVE-2026-119371
Publication date 30 October 2026
Last updated 4 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the SQLITE_LIMIT_EXPR_DEPTH nesting limit because common table expressions are not counted against it. Attackers can supply a WITH clause chaining tens of thousands of CTEs, via plain SQL or a view in an untrusted database file, causing unbounded selectExpander() recursion that crashes the process.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| sqlite | 26.10 stonking | Not in release |
| 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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| sqlite3 | 26.10 stonking |
Needs evaluation
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
6.8 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119371
- https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-10-04T04:58:58Z
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/f54730871303e655
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-cte-nest
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/src/select.c#L5754
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/e6ff280c839fdfc7418fd5add12e8f32702a17fb
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-stack-exhaustion-via-cte-chain-in-selectexpander