1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5316-1

USN-5316-1: Redis vulnerability

Publication date

8 March 2022

Overview

Redis could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic from an authenticated user.

Releases

Packages

  • redis - Persistent key-value database with network interface

Details

Reginaldo Silva discovered that due to a packaging issue, a remote attacker
with the ability to execute arbitrary Lua scripts could possibly escape the
Lua sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the host.

Reginaldo Silva discovered that due to a packaging issue, a remote attacker
with the ability to execute arbitrary Lua scripts could possibly escape the
Lua sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the host.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
21.10 impish redis-server –  5:6.0.15-1ubuntu0.1
redis –  5:6.0.15-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal redis-server –  5:5.0.7-2ubuntu0.1
redis –  5:5.0.7-2ubuntu0.1

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