USN-4298-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

Published Mar 10, 2020
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Updated

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)

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
SQLite SQLite
All of the following
ubuntu/libsqlite3-0<3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of the following
ubuntu/sqlite3<3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libsqlite3-0<3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/sqlite3<3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libsqlite3-0<3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of the following
ubuntu/sqlite3<3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libsqlite3-0 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/sqlite3 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libsqlite3-0 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/sqlite3 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/libsqlite3-0 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/sqlite3 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4

Event History

Mar 10, 2020
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What are the vulnerabilities addressed by USN-4298-1?

USN-4298-1 addresses CVE-2019-13734, CVE-2019-13750, and CVE-2019-13753.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is libsqlite3-0 and sqlite3 on Ubuntu 19.10, 18.04, and 16.04.

3

How can an attacker exploit these vulnerabilities?

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

4

How do I fix the vulnerabilities?

To fix the vulnerabilities, you need to update libsqlite3-0 and sqlite3 to version 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2 for Ubuntu 19.10, version 3.29.0-2ubuntu0.2 for Ubuntu 18.04, and version 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.4 for Ubuntu 16.04.

5

Where can I find more information about these vulnerabilities?

You can find more information about these vulnerabilities on the Ubuntu Security Notices website: CVE-2019-13734: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13734, CVE-2019-13750: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13750, CVE-2019-13753: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13753.

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