SUSE update for sqlite3

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU70528

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46908

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper implementation of the azProhibitedFunctions protection mechanism, which allows UDF functions such as WRITEFILE when relying on --safe for execution of an untrusted CLI script. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sqlite3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP4

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

libsqlite3-0-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

libsqlite3-0-32bit: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

sqlite3-tcl: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

sqlite3: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

libsqlite3-0-debuginfo: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

libsqlite3-0: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

sqlite3-devel: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

sqlite3-debugsource: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

sqlite3-debuginfo: before 3.39.3-9.26.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_ltss:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_espos:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp2_bcl:12-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsqlite3-0-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsqlite3-0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:sqlite3-tcl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:sqlite3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsqlite3-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsqlite3-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:sqlite3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:sqlite3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:sqlite3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232668-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.