AlmaLinux 8 : sqlite (ALSA-2022:7108)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166673

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7108 advisory.

- In SQlite 3.31.1, a potential null pointer derreference was found in the INTERSEC query processing.
(CVE-2020-35525)

- In SQLite 3.31.1, there is an out of bounds access problem through ALTER TABLE for views that have a nested FROM clause. (CVE-2020-35527)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7108.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 166673

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-7108.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 10/28/2022

Updated: 11/28/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35527

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sqlite, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sqlite-doc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sqlite-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:lemon, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:sqlite-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-35525, CVE-2020-35527

CWE: 119, 476