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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6566-1 critical: SQLite denial of service

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Calendar Grey January 3, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous security flaws in MySQL have been addressed in all active Debian releases, guaranteeing that users receive essential patches.
Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.

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 protection

mechanisms when using a CLI script with the --safe option, contrary to

expectations. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-46908)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain memory operations

in the sessions extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-7104)

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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 23.10:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.42.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 23.04:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.40.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.37.2-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.31.1-4ubuntu0.6

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6566-1

CVE-2022-46908, CVE-2023-7104

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6566-1

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.42.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.37.2-2ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.31.1-4ubuntu0.6

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