SUSE-SU-2026:20771-1: moderate: Security update for sqlite3

Tue Mar 24 16:51:17 UTC 2026

# Security update for sqlite3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20771-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-23T09:50:28Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1254670
  * bsc#1259619

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-70873
  * CVE-2025-7709

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-70873 ( SUSE ):  5.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-70873 ( SUSE ):  4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-70873 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-7709 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2025-7709 ( SUSE ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2025-7709 ( NVD ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for sqlite3 fixes the following issues:

Update to sqlite3 3.51.3:

  * CVE-2025-7709: Integer Overflow in FTS5 Extension (bsc#1254670).
  * CVE-2025-70873: SQLite zipfile extension may disclose uninitialized heap
    memory during inflation (bsc#1259619).

Changelog:

Update to version 3.51.3:

  * Fix the WAL-reset database corruption bug:
    https://sqlite.org/wal.html#walresetbug
  * Other minor bug fixes.

Update to version 3.51.2:

  * Fix an obscure deadlock in the new broken-posix-lock detection logic.
  * Fix multiple problems in the EXISTS-to-JOIN optimization.

Update to version 3.51.1:

  * Fix incorrect results from nested EXISTS queries caused by the optimization
    in item 6b in the 3.51.0 release.
  * Fix a latent bug in fts5vocab virtual table, exposed by new optimizations in
    the 3.51.0 release

Update to version 3.51.0: * New macros in sqlite3.h: \- SQLITE_SCM_BRANCH -> the
name of the branch from which the source code is taken. \- SQLITE_SCM_TAGS ->
space-separated list of tags on the source code check-in. \- SQLITE_SCM_DATETIME
-> ISO-8601 date and time of the source * Two new JSON functions, jsonb_each()
and jsonb_tree() work the same as the existing json_each() and json_tree()
functions except that they return JSONB for the "value" column when the "type"
is 'array' or 'object'. * The carray and percentile extensions are now built
into the amalgamation, though they are disabled by default and must be activated
at compile-time using the -DSQLITE_ENABLE_CARRAY and/or
-DSQLITE_ENABLE_PERCENTILE options, respectively. * Enhancements to TCL
Interface: \- Add the -asdict flag to the eval command to have it set the row
data as a dict instead of an array. \- User-defined functions may now break to
return an SQL NULL. * CLI enhancements: \- Increase the precision of ".timer" to
microseconds. \- Enhance the "box" and "column" formatting modes to deal with
double-wide characters. \- The ".imposter" command provides read-only imposter
tables that work with VACUUM and do not require the --unsafe-testing option. \-
Add the --ifexists option to the CLI command-line option and to the .open
command. \- Limit columns widths set by the ".width" command to 30,000 or less,
as there is not good reason to have wider columns, but supporting wider columns
provides opportunity to malefactors. * Performance enhancements: \- Use fewer
CPU cycles to commit a read transaction. \- Early detection of joins that return
no rows due to one or more of the tables containing no rows. \- Avoid evaluation
of scalar subqueries if the result of the subquery does not change the result of
the overall expression. \- Faster window function queries when using "BETWEEN :x
FOLLOWING AND :y FOLLOWING" with a large :y. * Add the PRAGMA
wal_checkpoint=NOOP; command and the SQLITE_CHECKPOINT_NOOP argument for
sqlite3_wal_checkpoint_v2(). * Add the sqlite3_set_errmsg() API for use by
extensions. * Add the sqlite3_db_status64() API, which works just like the
existing sqlite3_db_status() API except that it returns 64-bit results. * Add
the SQLITE_DBSTATUS_TEMPBUF_SPILL option to the sqlite3_db_status() and
sqlite3_db_status64() interfaces. * In the session extension add the
sqlite3changeset_apply_v3() interface. * For the built-in printf() and the
format() SQL function, omit the leading '-' from negative floating point numbers
if the '+' flag is omitted and the "#" flag is present and all displayed digits
are '0'. Use '%#f' or similar to avoid outputs like '-0.00' and instead show
just '0.00'. * Improved error messages generated by FTS5. * Enforce STRICT
typing on computed columns. * Improved support for VxWorks * JavaScript/WASM now
supports 64-bit WASM. The canonical builds continue to be 32-bit but creating
one's own 64-bit build is now as simple as running "make".

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-455=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libsqlite3-0-3.51.3-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * sqlite3-debugsource-3.51.3-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * libsqlite3-0-debuginfo-3.51.3-slfo.1.1_1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-70873.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7709.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254670
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259619

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