SB2021070902 - Gentoo update for Redis

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29477)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in STRALGO LCS command. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29478)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in COPY command for large intsets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system for Redis starting with 6.2. Vulnerability exploitation in older versions results in a corrupted RDB or DUMP payload.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-20