1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3601-1

USN-3601-1: Memcached vulnerability

Publication date

19 March 2018

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
17.10 artful memcached –  1.4.33-1ubuntu3.3
16.04 xenial memcached –  1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4
14.04 trusty memcached –  1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3

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