=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2698-1
July 30, 2015

sqlite3 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted queries.

Software Description:
- sqlite3: C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details:

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled skip-scan optimization.
An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using SQLite to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7443)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled dequoting of
collation-sequence names. An attacker could use this issue to cause
applications using SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3414)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly implemented comparison
operators. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3415)

Michal Zalewski discovered that SQLite incorrectly handle printf precision
and width values during floating-point conversions. An attacker could use
this issue to cause applications using SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-3416)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.8.7.4-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.8.2-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libsqlite3-0                    3.7.9-2ubuntu1.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2698-1
  CVE-2013-7443, CVE-2015-3414, CVE-2015-3415, CVE-2015-3416

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.8.7.4-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.8.2-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.7.9-2ubuntu1.2


Ubuntu 2698-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

July 30, 2015
SQLite could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted queries.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: libsqlite3-0 3.8.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libsqlite3-0 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libsqlite3-0 3.7.9-2ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2698-1

CVE-2013-7443, CVE-2015-3414, CVE-2015-3415, CVE-2015-3416

Severity
July 30, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.8.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.8.2-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.7.9-2ubuntu1.2

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