commit d2cb3b9e57311c51ddcc47159907da9d2546a1d0
Author: Peter David McCormick <peter@pdmccormick.com>
Date:   Sat Sep 19 12:00:33 2020 -0400

    bpo-XXXXX: SQLite: segfault if backup called on closed database

diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/test/backup.py b/Lib/sqlite3/test/backup.py
index 2752a4db33..3637c4bb21 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/test/backup.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/test/backup.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class BackupTests(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(sqlite.ProgrammingError):
             self.cx.backup(bck)
 
+    def test_bad_source_closed_connection(self):
+        bck = sqlite.connect(':memory:')
+        source = sqlite.connect(":memory:")
+        source.close()
+        with self.assertRaises(sqlite.ProgrammingError):
+            source.backup(bck)
+
     def test_bad_target_in_transaction(self):
         bck = sqlite.connect(':memory:')
         bck.execute('CREATE TABLE bar (key INTEGER)')
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index f765ba1df2..81fc133537 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -1514,6 +1514,10 @@ pysqlite_connection_backup(pysqlite_Connection *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *
         sleep_ms = (int)ms;
     }
 
+    if (!pysqlite_check_thread(self) || !pysqlite_check_connection(self)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     if (!pysqlite_check_connection((pysqlite_Connection *)target)) {
         return NULL;
     }