CVE-2022-0543 on CISA KEV

It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox escape, which could result in remote code execution.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox escape, which could result in remote code execution.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• bugs.debian.org — https://bugs.debian.org/1005787
• www.ubercomp.com — https://www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html
• www.debian.org — https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian	redis	n/a

06Detection

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