Gentoo update for SQLite



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-31239
CVE-2022-46908
CWE-ID CWE-125
CWE-254
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dev-db/sqlite
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU77807

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31239

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in ext/misc/appendvfs.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the database.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-db/sqlite to version: 3.42.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-db/sqlite: before 3.42.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-03


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.

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU70528

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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 packages.
dev-db/sqlite to version: 3.42.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-db/sqlite: before 3.42.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-03


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.



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