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Ubuntu 22.04: USN-5716-1 Critical: sqlite3 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
SQLite may encounter failures or execute unintended commands with specifically designed input; ensure you update to resolve this vulnerability in the impacted Ubuntu distributions.
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 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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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical code execution Ubuntu update instructions sqlite3

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.37.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.31.1-4ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   libsqlite3-0                    3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7

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 07, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical code execution Ubuntu update instructions sqlite3

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.37.2-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.31.1-4ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7

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