New SQLite packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux 19.10, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS to address several security issues in SQLite.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4298-1
March 10, 2020

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

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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 shadow tables. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13734,
CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13753)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain corrupt records.
An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13751)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain queries. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19880)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain queries. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19923)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled parser tree rewriting. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19924)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain ZIP archives. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-19925,
CVE-2019-19959)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled errors during parsing. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-19926)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled parsing errors. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-20218)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled generated column
optimizations. An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-9327)

Update instructions:

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

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
sqlite3 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libsqlite3-0 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
sqlite3 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4

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

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4298-1
CVE-2019-13734, CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13751, CVE-2019-13752,
CVE-2019-13753, CVE-2019-19880, CVE-2019-19923, CVE-2019-19924,
CVE-2019-19925, CVE-2019-19926, CVE-2019-19959, CVE-2019-20218,
CVE-2020-9327

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4