1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3963-1

USN-3963-1: Memcached vulnerability

Publication date

1 May 2019

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 certain lru command
messages. 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 certain lru command
messages. 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
19.04 disco memcached –  1.5.10-0ubuntu1.19.04.1
18.10 cosmic memcached –  1.5.10-0ubuntu1.18.10.1
18.04 bionic memcached –  1.5.6-0ubuntu1.1

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