USN-6476-1

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    USN-6476-1

    Published: 13 Nov 2023Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: memcached vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain multiget requests in proxy mode. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-46852) It was discovered that Memcached incorrectly handled certain proxy requests in proxy mode. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Memcached to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-46853)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6476-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46852, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46853

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: memcached

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.14-1ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    1.6.9+dfsg-1build1
    1.6.12+dfsg-2ubuntu1
    1.6.12+dfsg-3
    1.6.12+dfsg-4
    1.6.13-1
    1.6.14-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-6476-1 | CVE-DB