memcached - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: memcached (main)
version: 1.6.41-2
maintainer: Chris Lamb (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.6.9+dfsg-1
oldstable: 1.6.18-1
stable: 1.6.38-1
testing: 1.6.41-1
unstable: 1.6.41-2

versioned links

1.6.9+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.18-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.38-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.41-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.41-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

memcached (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

4 security issues in bookworm high

There are 4 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-47783:
CVE-2026-47784:

2 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:

CVE-2023-46852: (needs triaging) In Memcached before 1.6.22, a buffer overflow exists when processing multiget requests in proxy mode, if there are many spaces after the "get" substring.
CVE-2023-46853: (needs triaging) In Memcached before 1.6.22, an off-by-one error exists when processing proxy requests in proxy mode, if \n is used instead of \r\n.

You can find information about how to handle these issues in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2023-10-27 Last update: 2026-05-20 08:32

2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-47783:
CVE-2026-47784:

Created: 2026-05-20 Last update: 2026-05-20 08:32

2 security issues in sid high

There are 2 open security issues in sid.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-47783:
CVE-2026-47784:

Created: 2026-05-20 Last update: 2026-05-20 08:32

2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-47783:
CVE-2026-47784:

Created: 2026-05-20 Last update: 2026-05-20 08:32

5 security issues in bullseye high

There are 5 open security issues in bullseye.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-47783:
CVE-2026-47784:

3 issues postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2021-37519: (needs triaging) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in authfile.c memcached 1.6.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted authenticattion file.
CVE-2023-46852: (needs triaging) In Memcached before 1.6.22, a buffer overflow exists when processing multiget requests in proxy mode, if there are many spaces after the "get" substring.
CVE-2023-46853: (needs triaging) In Memcached before 1.6.22, an off-by-one error exists when processing proxy requests in proxy mode, if \n is used instead of \r\n.

Created: 2026-05-20 Last update: 2026-05-20 08:32

debian/patches: 1 patch with invalid metadata, 1 patch to forward upstream high

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 1.6.41-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
1 patch where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-05-15 11:17

1 open merge request in Salsa normal

There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2026-05-09 Last update: 2026-05-09 20:03

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-05-14 22:31

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migration status for memcached (1.6.41-1 to 1.6.41-2): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cachelib/0.13.0-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for flask-limiter/3.12-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libanyevent-memcached-perl/0.08-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libapache-session-memcached-perl/0.03-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libcache-memcached-fast-perl/0.28-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libcache-memcached-fast-safe-perl/0.06-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libcache-memcached-managed-perl/0.27-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libcgi-session-driver-memcached-perl/0.04-2.1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libipc-pubsub-perl/0.29-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libmemcached-libmemcached-perl/1.001801+dfsg-6: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libnginx-mod-http-memc/0.20-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for memcached/1.6.41-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pgmemcache/2.3.0-15: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-keystoneclient/1:5.8.0-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-limits/4.4.1-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-memcache/1.62-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-tooz/8.1.0-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ruby-dalli/5.0.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/m/memcached.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ 5 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2026-05-14] Accepted memcached 1.6.41-2 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-03-24] memcached 1.6.41-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-20] Accepted memcached 1.6.41-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-01-01] memcached 1.6.40-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-29] Accepted memcached 1.6.40-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-10-30] memcached 1.6.39-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-27] Accepted memcached 1.6.39-2 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-08-19] memcached 1.6.39-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-15] Accepted memcached 1.6.39-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-03-23] memcached 1.6.38-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-21] Accepted memcached 1.6.38-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-03-05] memcached 1.6.37-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-28] Accepted memcached 1.6.37-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-02-10] memcached 1.6.36-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-07] Accepted memcached 1.6.36-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-01-01] memcached 1.6.34-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-30] Accepted memcached 1.6.34-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-12-13] memcached 1.6.33-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-11] Accepted memcached 1.6.33-2 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-12-08] memcached 1.6.33-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-06] Accepted memcached 1.6.33-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-11-30] memcached 1.6.32-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-28] Accepted memcached 1.6.32-3 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-10-28] Accepted memcached 1.6.32-2 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-10-28] memcached 1.6.32-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-25] Accepted memcached 1.6.32-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-09-16] memcached 1.6.31-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-13] Accepted memcached 1.6.31-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2024-07-04] memcached 1.6.29-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-01] Accepted memcached 1.6.29-1 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 1
RC: 0
I&N: 1
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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