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Ubuntu 25.04: SQLite Important Denial of Service CVE-2025-7709

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Calendar Grey September 15, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A significant vulnerability was discovered in SQLite on Ubuntu that poses risks of system instability and potential execution of unauthorized commands. Prompt measures are essential.
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:

It was discovered that the FTS5 SQLite extension incorrectly calculated

certain array lengths. 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 important sqlite3

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  libsqlite3-0                    3.46.1-3ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libsqlite3-0                    3.45.1-1ubuntu2.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7751-1

CVE-2025-7709

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7751-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important sqlite3

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.46.1-3ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.45.1-1ubuntu2.5

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