USN-7528-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 May 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in SQLite.


Packages

  • sqlite3 - C library that implements an SQL database engine

Details

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled the concat_ws() function.
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 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-29087,
CVE-2025-3277)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain argument values
to sqlite3_db_config(). An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-29088)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled the concat_ws() function.
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 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-29087,
CVE-2025-3277)

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain argument values
to sqlite3_db_config(). An attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-29088)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.04 plucky libsqlite3-0 –  3.46.1-3ubuntu0.1
24.10 oracular libsqlite3-0 –  3.46.1-1ubuntu0.2
24.04 noble libsqlite3-0 –  3.45.1-1ubuntu2.3
22.04 jammy libsqlite3-0 –  3.37.2-2ubuntu0.4
20.04 focal libsqlite3-0 –  3.31.1-4ubuntu0.7

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