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Ubuntu 24.10: 7321-1 critical: Redis DoS and code execution

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Calendar Grey March 5, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu's latest safety notice highlights severe vulnerabilities in Redis, potentially resulting in unauthorized code execution or interruptions in service availability.
Several security issues were fixed in Redis.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Redis.

Software Description:

- redis: Persistent key-value database with network interface

Details:

It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain memory operations

during pattern matching. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

a denial of service. (CVE-2024-31228)

It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled certain specially crafted

Lua scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-46981)

It was discovered that Redis incorrectly handled some malformed ACL

selectors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

(CVE-2024-51741)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution arbitrary code execution Ubuntu patch update instructions security issues Redis

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   redis-server                    5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.10.1
   redis-tools                     5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   redis-server                    5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
   redis-tools                     5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   redis-server                    5:6.0.16-1ubuntu1+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   redis-tools                     5:6.0.16-1ubuntu1+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   redis-server                    5:5.0.7-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   redis-tools                     5:5.0.7-2ubuntu0.1+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   redis-server                    5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.2+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   redis-tools                     5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.2+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   redis-server                    2:3.0.6-1ubuntu0.4+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   redis-tools                     2:3.0.6-1ubuntu0.4+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   redis-server                    2:2.8.4-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   redis-tools                     2:2.8.4-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7321-1

  CVE-2024-31228, CVE-2024-46981, CVE-2024-51741

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7321-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution arbitrary code execution Ubuntu patch update instructions security issues Redis

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/redis/5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/redis/5:7.0.15-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

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