A SQLite security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 19.10, 19.04, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, and 12.04 ESM

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4205-1
December 02, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

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 schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-8740)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.04.
(CVE-2019-16168)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain schemas.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to mishandles some expressions.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19242)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain queries.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19244)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain SQL commands.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-5018)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain commands. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-5827)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.10:
libsqlite3-0 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1
sqlite3 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.04:
libsqlite3-0 3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2
sqlite3 3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2
sqlite3 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libsqlite3-0 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3
sqlite3 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libsqlite3-0 3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4
sqlite3 3.7.9-2ubuntu1.4

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

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4205-1
CVE-2018-8740, CVE-2019-16168, CVE-2019-19242, CVE-2019-19244,
CVE-2019-5018, CVE-2019-5827

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.29.0-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.27.2-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.11.0-1ubuntu1.3