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Ubuntu 19.10 Security Advisory: SQLite Denial Of Service Risks

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4205-1
December 02, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.

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

Details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-8740)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.04.
(CVE-2019-16168)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to mishandles some expressions.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19242)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain queries.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19244)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain SQL commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-5018)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain commands. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-5827)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1
  sqlite3                         3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2
  sqlite3                         3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2
  sqlite3                         3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3
  sqlite3                         3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4
  sqlite3                         3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4205-1
  CVE-2018-8740, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2019-19242, CVE-2019-19244,
  CVE-2019-5018, CVE-2019-5827

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 19.10 Security Advisory: SQLite Denial Of Service Risks

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 2, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities patched in SQLite for Ubuntu, posing risks such as DoS and potential code execution exploits. Ensure you update immediately!
Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: libsqlite3-0 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1 sqlite3 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.04: libsqlite3-0 3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2 sqlite3 3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2 sqlite3 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libsqlite3-0 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3 sqlite3 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libsqlite3-0 3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4 sqlite3 3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4205-1

CVE-2018-8740, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2019-19242, CVE-2019-19244,

CVE-2019-5018, CVE-2019-5827

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December 02, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3

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