Ubuntu 6476-1: Memcached vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in memcached. Software Description: - memcached: High-performance in-memory object caching system Details: It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain multiget requests in proxy mode. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-46852) It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain proxy requests in proxy mode. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-46853)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: memcached 1.6.21-1ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 23.04: memcached 1.6.18-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: memcached 1.6.14-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6476-1
CVE-2023-46852, CVE-2023-46853
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.6.21-1ubuntu0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.6.18-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.6.14-1ubuntu0.1