Source: sqlite3
Version: 3.8.7.1-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch security upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for sqlite3.

CVE-2018-8740[0]:
| In SQLite through 3.22.0, databases whose schema is corrupted using a
| CREATE TABLE AS statement could cause a NULL pointer dereference,
| related to build.c and prepare.c.

The fix can be verified with the rerpording db from the launchpad
bugreport, [2] including showing that the issue is in the library and
not in the shell with a minimal example.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8740
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8740
[1] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/1
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sqlite3/+bug/1756349
[3] https://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/timeline?r=corrupt-schema
[4] 
https://www.sqlite.org/cgi/src/vdiff?from=1774f1c3baf0bc3d&to=d75e67654aa9620b
[5] https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=6964 (not yet 
accessible)

Regards,
Salvatore

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