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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-4125-1 Critical: Memcached Exposes Data

Memcached could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted UNIX socket.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4125-1 September 09, 2019 memcached vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Memcached could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted UNIX socket. Software Description: - memcached: high-performance memory object caching system Details: It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain UNIX sockets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: memcached 1.5.10-0ubuntu1.19.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: memcached 1.5.6-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: memcached 1.4.25-2ubuntu1.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4125-1 CVE-2019-15026 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.5.10-0ubuntu1.19.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.5.6-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memcached/1.4.25-2ubuntu1.5 . Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4126-1 tackles vulnerabilities in OpenSSH that could lead to unauthorized access.. Memcached Vulnerability, Ubuntu Security Notice, Unix Socket Exploit. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 09, 2019 •Critical Ubuntu