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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4438-1 Critical: sqlite3 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An identified vulnerability in Ubuntu impacts sqlite3; specially designed commands could result in system crashes or potential execution of malicious code.
SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted query.

Summary

SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially

crafted query.

Software Description:

- sqlite3: C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled query-flattener

optimization. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu sqlite3

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2
  sqlite3                         3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4438-1

CVE-2020-15358

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July 27, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu sqlite3

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2

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