USN-4125-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4125-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4125-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4125-1
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Published
2019-09-09T14:34:01.783315Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:36Z
Summary
memcached vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain UNIX sockets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.4.25-2ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.5

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
1.4.25-2ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.25-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "memcached"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / memcached

Package

Name
memcached
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/memcached@1.5.6-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.6-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.33-1ubuntu3
1.5.4-1ubuntu2
1.5.4-1ubuntu3
1.5.6-0ubuntu1
1.5.6-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.6-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "memcached"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}