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title: "CVE-2020-9849\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9849?format=md
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# CVE-2020-9849

Publication date 8 December 2020

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9849?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state
management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS
14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5,
tvOS 14.0. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-9849?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sqlite | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable, fix deferred |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| sqlite3 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This may be an Apple-specific CVE, as of 2022-09-14, no details
are available as to what the vulnerability is. Marking Ubuntu as
not-affected.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9849)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9849)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-9849)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-9849)

### Other references

* <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931>
* <https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-sqlite-cve-2020-9849/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9849>