Critical Advisory for SQLite on Ubuntu 18.04: Fix for CVE-2023-7104 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: SQLite could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - sqlite3: C library that implements an SQL database engine Details: USN-6566-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SQLite. This update provides the corresponding fix for CVE-2023-7104 for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain memory operations in the sessions extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libsqlite3-dev 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libsqlite3-tcl 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro sqlite3 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6566-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6566-1
CVE-2023-7104
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