NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sqlite package, versions <3.21.0-r1

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.7 sqlite to version 3.21.0-r1 or higher.

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Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE37-SQLITE-311194
published17 Mar 2018
disclosed17 Mar 2018

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Introduced: 17 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8740 (opens in a new tab) CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.7 sqlite to version 3.21.0-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sqlite package and not the sqlite package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.