SB2018073104 - Red Hat update for memcached 



SB2018073104 - Red Hat update for memcached

Published: July 31, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018073104
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000127)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the items.c:item_free() function due to improper bounds checks. A remote attacker can trigger integer overflow and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.