Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5616-3

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5615-3
June 27, 2024

sqlite3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

SQLite could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Software Description:
– sqlite3: C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details:

USN-5615-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SQLite. This update provides
the corresponding fix for CVE-2020-35525 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled INTERSEC query
processing. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-35525)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled ALTER TABLE for views
that have a nested FROM clause. An attacker could use this issue to cause
SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2020-35527)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled embedded null characters
when tokenizing certain unicode strings. This issue could result in
incorrect results. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-20223)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libsqlite3-0 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
sqlite3 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5615-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5615-1
CVE-2020-35525