GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-j7fr-3v8c-3qc3 sqlite3-ruby has Use-After-Free in SQLite Aggregate Function Callbacks
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-54620
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- sqlite3-ruby, sqlite3
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
- Reviewed
- 2026-07-28
Affected packages
• RubyGems sqlite3-ruby: >= 2.1.0, < 2.9.5 → fixed in 2.9.5
• RubyGems sqlite3: >= 2.1.0, < 2.9.5 → fixed in 2.9.5
Description
Summary
Using `Database#create_aggregate`, `#create_aggregate_handler`, or `Database#define_aggregator` to define an aggregate function, and then using an open statement calling that function after the database has been explicitly closed will result in an invalid memory read and a segmentation fault.
Mitigation
Upgrade to sqlite3 gem v2.9.5 or later.
As a workaround, avoid using an aggregate function after closing the database.
Severity
The sqlite3-ruby maintainers assess this as Low severity. It is reliably triggered after GC when code is structured in a particular way. There is no known general exploit that could be used as a denial of service attack.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-54620 sqlite3 provides Ruby bindings for the SQLite3 embedded database. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/security/advisories/GHSA-j7fr-3v8c-3qc3 web
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/pull/711 web
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/commit/b24e1e6076528b7f95f99acf7a81c70d0004c726 web
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sqlite3/CVE-2026-54620.yml web
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby package
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/sqlite3-ruby/releases/tag/v2.9.5 web
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord/SearchResults?query=CVE-2026-54620 web