USN-8480-1: SQLite vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 June 2026

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 certain memory operations
in the FTS5 full-text search extension. An attacker could use this issue to
cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that SQLite incorrectly handled certain memory operations
in the FTS5 full-text search extension. An attacker could use this issue to
cause SQLite to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

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
26.04 LTS resolute libsqlite3-0 –  3.46.1-9ubuntu0.1
25.10 questing libsqlite3-0 –  3.46.1-8ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble libsqlite3-0 –  3.45.1-1ubuntu2.6
22.04 LTS jammy libsqlite3-0 –  3.37.2-2ubuntu0.6

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