USN-3601-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3601-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3601-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3601-1
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Published
2018-03-19T18:53:06.579797Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:31:49.576124Z
Summary
memcached vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.14-0ubuntu4
1.4.14-0ubuntu8
1.4.14-0ubuntu9
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.1
1.4.14-0ubuntu9.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached",
            "binary_version": "1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.4.14-0ubuntu9.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.24-2ubuntu1
1.4.25-1ubuntu2
1.4.25-2ubuntu1
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.2
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached",
            "binary_version": "1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "memcached-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}