SB2022011016 - IBM Event Streams update for Redis
Published: January 10, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011016
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32762)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling large multi-bulk replies on some older and less common platforms in redis-cli and redis-sentinel. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-redis-affects-ibm-event-streams-cve-2021-32762/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-redis-affects-ibm-event-streams-cve-2021-32762/</a></p><p>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538608</p><p><br></p>