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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SQLite | SQLite | < 3.54.0 |
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-rtree-rowid0
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/ext/rtree/rtree.c#L905
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/d21bd37c7cfc1b85b17a6703555f0926b6236e04
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/6a9e1415659f9e75
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-use-after-free-in-r-tree-nodewrite
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 30, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 3, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed