Redis up to 7.2.5 Pattern Matching src/util.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Redis up to 7.2.5. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file src/util.c of the component Pattern Matching. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-31228. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Redis up to 7.2.5. Affected is some unknown processing of the file src/util.c of the component Pattern Matching. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can trigger a denial-of-service by using specially crafted, long string match patterns on supported commands such as `KEYS`, `SCAN`, `PSUBSCRIBE`, `FUNCTION LIST`, `COMMAND LIST` and ACL definitions. Matching of extremely long patterns may result in unbounded recursion, leading to stack overflow and process crash. This problem has been fixed in Redis versions 6.2.16, 7.2.6, and 7.4.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-31228. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208105 (Amazon Linux 2023 : redis6, redis6-devel (ALAS2023-2024-717)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208105). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 208105
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : redis6, redis6-devel (ALAS2023-2024-717)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Redis 7.2.6
Patch: github.com

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10/03/2024 🔍
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09/04/2025 +336 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-31228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279138

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2024 14:46
Updated: 09/04/2025 21:34
Changes: 10/03/2024 14:46 (54), 10/04/2024 06:56 (2), 10/11/2024 03:58 (13), 09/04/2025 21:34 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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