USN-3601-1: Memcached vulnerability

USN-3601-1: Memcached vulnerability

memcached vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 17.10
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

Memcached could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description

  • memcached – high-performance memory object caching system

Details

It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled reusing certain items.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Memcached to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 17.10
memcached1.4.33-1ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
memcached1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
memcached1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

Source: USN-3601-1: Memcached vulnerability

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