USN-4061-1: Redis vulnerabilities
redis vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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 the hyperloglog data structure.
An attacker could use this issue to cause Redis to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- redis – 5:5.0.3-4ubuntu0.1
- redis-tools – 5:5.0.3-4ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- redis – 5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.2
- redis-tools – 5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- redis-tools – 2:3.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4061-1: Redis vulnerabilities
