Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated user may use a specially crafted Lua script to manipulate the garbage collector and potentially lead to remote code execution. The problem is fixed in 7.4.2, 7.2.7, and 6.2.17. An additional workaround to mitigate the problem without patching the redis-server executable is to prevent users from executing Lua scripts. This can be done using ACL to restrict EVAL and EVALSHA commands.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade redis-docUpgrade redis-develUpgrade redis | Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade valkeyUpgrade redisUpgrade redict | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade redis-debuginfoUpgrade redis-docUpgrade redis-develUpgrade redis | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade redis6-debuginfoUpgrade redis6-develUpgrade redis6Upgrade redis6-debugsourceUpgrade redis6-doc | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade redisUpgrade valkey | Jan 22, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade redis62Upgrade redisUpgrade redis-develUpgrade valkeyUpgrade redis72 | Jan 11, 2025 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-db/redis.Upgrade dev-db/redict. | Nov 25, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade redis-docUpgrade redisUpgrade redis-devel | Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade redis-develUpgrade redis-docUpgrade redis-debuginfoUpgrade redisUpgrade redis-debugsource | Jan 22, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Redislabs Redis | — | Upgrade RedisLabs Redis to version 7.4.2Upgrade RedisLabs Redis to version 7.2.7Upgrade RedisLabs Redis to version 6.2.17 | Apr 17, 2026 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade redis-debuginfoUpgrade redisUpgrade redis-debugsourceUpgrade redis-devel | Feb 14, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade redis7Upgrade valkey-develUpgrade valkey-compat-redisUpgrade redisUpgrade valkey | Dec 5, 2025 | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade redis-tools (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade valkey-toolsUpgrade valkey-serverUpgrade redis-toolsUpgrade valkey-sentinelUpgrade valkey-redis-compatUpgrade redis-serverUpgrade redis-server (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 6, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
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