GLSA 201507-05: SQLite: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	SQLite: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/07/2015
Bugs:	#546626
ID:	201507-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SQLite, allowing context-dependent attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

SQLite is a C library that implements an SQL database engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-db/sqlite	< 3.8.9	>= 3.8.9	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQLite. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SQLite users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/sqlite-3.8.9"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201507-05.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.