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GLSA-202103-02 : Redis: Remote code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 148268

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202103-02 (Redis: Remote code execution)

 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.

Solution

All Redis 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/redis-5.0.12' All Redis 6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-db/redis-6.0.12'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-02

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148268

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202103-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 4/1/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21309

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:redis, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21309

GLSA: 202103-02