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CVE-2019-11596 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-11596: In memcached before 1.5.14, a NULL pointer dereference was found in the "lru mode" and "lru temp_ttl" commands. This causes a denial of service when parsing crafted lru command messages in process_lru_command in memcached.c.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-11596 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • memcached→ fixed in1.5.6-1.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y memcached

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • memcached→ fixed in1.5.6-1.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y memcached

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • memcached→ fixed in1.5.6-1.1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y memcached
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