Gentoo: GLSA-201904-21 Normal: SQLite Remote Code Execution
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April 22, 2019
A vulnerability in SQLite may allow for the remote execution of code.
Summary
An integer overflow was discovered in SQLite's FTS3 extension.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All SQLite users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/sqlite-3.25.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-20346 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20346
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-21
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: SQLite: Remote code execution
Date: April 22, 2019
Bugs: #672942
ID: 201904-21
Topics Covered
Background
SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/sqlite < 3.25.3 >= 3.25.3
Impact
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A remote attacker could, by executing arbitrary SQL statements against
a vulnerable host, execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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