[ GLSA 202103-02 ] Redis

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Redis: Remote code execution (GLSA 202103-02)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: 2021-03-31
Bug(s): #773328
ID: 202103-02

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Redis could lead to remote code execution.

Background

Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store,
used as a database, cache and message broker.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-db/redis
Vulnerable: < 6.0.12
Unaffected: >= 5.0.12
Unaffected: >= 6.0.12
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It was discovered that there were a number of integer overflow issues in
Redis.


Impact

A remote attacker, able to connect to a Redis instance, could send a
malicious crafted large request possibly resulting in the execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Redis 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version: