1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4298-2

USN-4298-2: SQLite vulnerabilities

Publication date

3 August 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.

Releases

Packages

  • sqlite3 - C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details

USN-4298-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SQLite. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain shadow tables. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13734,
CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13752, CVE-2019-13753)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain corrupt records.
An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13751)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled errors during parsing. An
attacker could use this...

USN-4298-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SQLite. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain shadow tables. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13734,
CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13752, CVE-2019-13753)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain corrupt records.
An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13751)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled errors during parsing. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19926)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty libsqlite3-0 –  3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm2
sqlite3 –  3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm2

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