USN-4019-2: SQLite vulnerabilities

19 June 2019

Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.

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Releases

Packages

  • sqlite3 - C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details

USN-4019-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in sqlite3. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain SQL files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-2518)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain queries.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-20346, CVE-2018-20506)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-8457)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-6153)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain databases.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-10989)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-13685)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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