Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Redis, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-db/redis on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 3.2.5 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 3.2.5 >= 3.0.7 |
Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache and message broker.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Redis. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker, able to connect to a Redis instance, could issue malicious commands possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Redis 3.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/redis-3.0.7"
All Redis 3.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/redis-3.2.5"