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Posted on 30 July 2025
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7679-1
July 29, 2025
sqlite3 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 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 aggregate terms. An
attacker could use this issue to cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-6965)
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. This update fixes the issue in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This issue was previously fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS via
USN-7528-1. (CVE-2025-29088)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libsqlite3-0 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.7+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libsqlite3-0 3.22.0-1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libsqlite3-0 3.11.0-1ubuntu1.5+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libsqlite3-0 3.8.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7679-1
CVE-2025-29088, CVE-2025-6965
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