1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3120-1

USN-3120-1: Memcached vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 November 2016

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • memcached - A high-performance memory object caching system

Details

Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain
malformed commands. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain
malformed commands. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

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
16.10 yakkety memcached –  1.4.25-2ubuntu2.1
16.04 xenial memcached –  1.4.25-2ubuntu1.2
14.04 trusty memcached –  1.4.14-0ubuntu9.1
12.04 precise memcached –  1.4.13-0ubuntu2.2

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