Debian dla-3431 : libsqlite-tcl - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 176213

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3431 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3431-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Tobias Frost May 22, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : sqlite Version : 2.8.17-15+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2016-6153 CVE-2018-8740 Debian Bug :

Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in sqlite (V2) which which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or have unspecified other impact.

CVE-2016-6153

sqlite improperly implemented the temporary directory search algorithm, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (application crash), or have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the current working directory for temporary files.

CVE-2018-8740

Databases whose schema is corrupted using a CREATE TABLE AS statement could cause a NULL pointer dereference,

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.17-15+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your sqlite packages.

For the detailed security status of sqlite please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/sqlite

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the libsqlite-tcl packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 176213

File Name: debian_DLA-3431.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/22/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6153

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsqlite-tcl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsqlite0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sqlite, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsqlite0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sqlite-doc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6153, CVE-2018-8740

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