# CVE-2026-119591: SQLite before 3.54.0 Stack Exhaustion via countOfViewOptimization() in VALUES Clause

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113835, GHSA-24XM-6G3F-6MQQ
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.54.0
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- SQLite: fixed in 3.54.0

## Description

SQLite before 3.54.0 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability in countOfViewOptimization() that allows attackers to crash the host process via count(*) over a large multi-row VALUES clause. Attackers supplying SQL or a database file with a crafted view can trigger deeply nested TK_PLUS expressions whose recursive freeing in sqlite3ExprDeleteNN() exhausts the C stack, causing denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SQLite, upgrade to a fixed version (3.54.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://sqlite.org/bugs/info/2026-10-04T05:34:47Z
- https://sqlite.org/src/info/ab621a3e11ee4acc
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/eff50a067c55f972909e7780e506e91382d08de2
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/blob/version-3.53.4/src/select.c#L7199
- https://sqlite.org/releaselog/3_54_0.html
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/sqlite-values-union
- https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sqlite-before-3.54.0-stack-exhaustion-via-countofviewoptimization-in-values-clause

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