CVE-2023-27478 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-27478: libmemcached-awesome is an open source C/C++ client library and tools for the memcached server. `libmemcached` could return data for a previously requested key, if that previous request timed out due to a low `POLL_TIMEOUT`. This issue has been addressed in version 1.1.4. Users are advised to upgrad

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-27478 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libmemcached→ fixed in1.1.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libmemcached
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libmemcached→ fixed in1.1.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libmemcached
```

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