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Ubuntu 21.10, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS: USN-5403-1 Moderate: SQLite Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey May 5, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in SQLite for Ubuntu could lead to system instability or unauthorized code execution through specially designed queries.
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 command-line component incorrectly handled

certain queries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
   sqlite3                         3.35.5-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   sqlite3                         3.31.1-4ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   sqlite3                         3.22.0-1ubuntu0.5

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5403-1

  CVE-2021-36690

May 05, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution ubuntu crash risk sqlite

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.35.5-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.31.1-4ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.5

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