USN-3601-1: Memcached vulnerability
19 March 2018
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.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.