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
- memcached – 1.4.33-1ubuntu3.3
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- memcached – 1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- memcached – 1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3
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
