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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202103-02 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Redis: Remote code execution |
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Date: March 31, 2021 |
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Bugs: #773328 |
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ID: 202103-02 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in Redis could lead to remote code execution. |
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Background |
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Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, |
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used as a database, cache and message broker. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-db/redis < 6.0.12 >= 5.0.12 |
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>= 6.0.12 |
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Description |
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It was discovered that there were a number of integer overflow issues |
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in Redis. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, able to connect to a Redis instance, could send a |
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malicious crafted large request possibly resulting in the execution of |
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of |
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Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Redis 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/redis-5.0.12" |
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All Redis 6.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/redis-6.0.12" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-21309 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21309 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-02 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |