CVE-2016-8706
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Statement
The version of memcached as shipped with Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 is affected by this issue however will not be updated. The latest version of memcached from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 can safely be allowed to supersede the earlier versions provided in the Red Hat OpenStack Platform channels.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (memcached) | RHSA-2016:2819 | 2016-11-23 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | memcached | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | memcached | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | memcached | Not affected |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform On-Premise 4 | memcached | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | memcached | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | memcached | Not affected |
Mitigation
This flaw requires memcached to be running with SASL authentication enabled, which is not the default setting. If your memcached instances are running without the "-S" command-line option, they are not vulnerable.