memcached vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Memcached could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
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.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Memcached could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description
- memcached - high-performance memory object caching system
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
Continue reading...
