# CVE-2019-20218: selectExpander in select.c in SQLite 3.30.1 proceeds with WITH stack unwinding even after a parsing error.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-02 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

selectExpander in select.c in SQLite 3.30.1 proceeds with WITH stack unwinding even after a parsing error.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on the affected software, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/a6c1a71cde082e09750465d5675699062922e387
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4298-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-26
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00037.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00016.html

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