update to 1.15.17 (CVE-2019-15026)

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It was discovered that there was a stack-based buffer over-read in memcached, the in-memory object caching system.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in memcached version 1.4.21-1.1+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your memcached packages.

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The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - memcached: stack-based buffer over-read in conn_to_str in memcached.c (CVE-2019-15026)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in authfile.c memcached 1.6.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service     via crafted authenticattion file. (CVE-2021-37519)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

Security fix for CVE-2019-15026

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This update for memcached fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

CVE-2019-11596: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in process_lru_command (bsc#1133817).

CVE-2019-15026: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read (bsc#1149110).

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This update for memcached fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

  - CVE-2019-11596: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in     process_lru_command (bsc#1133817).

  - CVE-2019-15026: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read     (bsc#1149110).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

security fix for CVE-2019-15026

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The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4125-1 advisory.

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

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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
129623	Fedora 31 : memcached (2019-694a4b39a9)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	10/7/2019	4/19/2024	high
128558	Debian DLA-1913-1 : memcached security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	9/9/2019	4/26/2024	high
200054	RHEL 8 : memcached (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/3/2024	6/3/2024	high
129540	Fedora 29 : memcached (2019-15d61c1f7f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	10/3/2019	4/19/2024	high
135167	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : memcached (SUSE-SU-2020:0843-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/2/2020	3/19/2024	high
137537	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : memcached (SUSE-SU-2020:1381-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/17/2020	3/6/2024	high
136962	openSUSE Security Update : memcached (openSUSE-2020-721)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/29/2020	3/8/2024	high
129542	Fedora 30 : memcached (2019-68333329e0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	10/3/2019	4/19/2024	high
128629	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Memcached vulnerability (USN-4125-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	9/10/2019	8/27/2024	high

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