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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-5716-2 Critical: SQLite Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A new SQLite vulnerability poses risks to user data on Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Users are urged to update their SQLite to mitigate potential data breaches and damages
SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

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

crafted input.

Software Description:

- sqlite3: C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details:

USN-5716-1 fixed a vulnerability in SQLite. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain long string

arguments. 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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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5716-1

CVE-2022-35737

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November 21, 2022

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