Ubuntu update for sqlite3

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU84985

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-7104

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the sessionReadRecord() function in ext/session/sqlite3session.c when processing a corrupt changeset. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package sqlite3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04

libsqlite3-tcl (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libsqlite3-dev (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

sqlite3 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

libsqlite3-0 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libsqlite3-tcl_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libsqlite3-dev_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:sqlite3_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:canonical:libsqlite3-0_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6566-2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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