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High · 7.5 Public exploit CVE-2022-35737 BIT-sqlite-2022-35737EUVD-2022-6580GHSA-jw36-hf63-69r9RUSTSEC-2022-0090

`libsqlite3-sys` via C SQLite improperly validates array index

Published Aug 3, 2022 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

SQLite 1.0.12 through 3.39.x before 3.39.2 sometimes allows an array-bounds overflow if billions of bytes are used in a string argument to a C API.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 sqlite3 3.39.2-1 —
Debian 13 sqlite3 3.39.2-1 —
Debian 12 sqlite3 3.39.2-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS sqlite3 3.37.2-2ubuntu0.1 USN-5716-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS sqlite3 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.5 USN-5716-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS sqlite3 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7 USN-5716-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS sqlite No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS sqlite3 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm2 USN-5712-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS sqlite3 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm3 USN-5716-2
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 sqlite +2 3.34.1-6.el9_1 RHSA-2023:0339
RHEL 8 lemon +4 3.26.0-17.el8_7 RHSA-2023:0110
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8.6 EUS lemon +4 3.26.0-16.el8_6.1 RHSA-2024:0425

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 sqlite +2 3.34.1-6.el9_1 ALSA-2023:0339
AlmaLinux 8 lemon +4 3.26.0-17.el8_7 ALSA-2023:0110

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 sqlite 3.34.1-6.el9_1 RLSA-2023:0339
Rocky Linux 8 sqlite 3.26.0-17.el8_7 RLSA-2023:0110
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP4 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
SLES 15 SP3 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
SLES 15 SP2 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLES 15 SP1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLES 15 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLES 12 SP4 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLES 12 SP3 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLES 12 SP2 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLES for SAP 15 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SLE Micro 5.3 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLE Micro 5.2 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
SLE Micro 5.1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLE HPC 15 SP1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SLE HPC 15 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 sqlite3 3.39.3-9.23.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3401-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-2
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed sqlite3 3.39.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:12210-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 sqlite3 3.39.3-150000.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2022:3307-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.23 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.22 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.21 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.20 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.19 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.18 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.17 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.11-r3 —
Alpine v3.16 qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.3_git20220505-r4 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 lemon +7 3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-089
Amazon Linux 2 lemon +4 3.7.17-8.amzn2.1.2 ALAS2-2023-1911

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) sqlite 3.39.2-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 sqlite +2 3.34.1-6.el9_1 ELSA-2023-0339
Oracle Linux 8 lemon +4 3.26.0-17.el8_7 ELSA-2023-0110

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 2 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
crates.io libsqlite3-sys < 0.25.1 0.25.1 GHSA-jw36-hf63-69r9
crates.io libsqlite3-sys >= 0.0.0-0, < 0.25.1 0.25.1 RUSTSEC-2022-0090

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