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SUSE: 2018:1326-1 Moderate: Memcached Network Amplification Threat

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Calendar Grey May 17, 2018
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New patch released for SUSE memcached that mitigates a notable security vulnerability concerning network amplification risks.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for memcached fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-1000115: Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume (Network Amplification, CWE-406) vulnerability in the UDP support of the memcached server could result in denial of service via network flood (traffic amplification of 1:50,000 has been reported by reliable sources). (bsc#1083903) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Studio Onsite Runner 1.3: zypper in -t patch slestso13-memcached-13608=1 - SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3: zypper in -t patch slestso13-memcached-13608=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE Linux memcached network amplification

References

#1083903

Cross- CVE-2018-1000115

Affected Products:

SUSE Studio Onsite Runner 1.3

SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000115.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083903

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1326-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE Linux memcached network amplification

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