A Redis security update has been released for Gentoo Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities that can result in the arbitrary execution of code.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202008-17 : Redis: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202008-17
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Redis: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 27, 2020
Bugs: #633824, #724776
ID: 202008-17

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Redis, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store,
used as a database, cache and message broker.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/redis < 5.0.9 >= 5.0.9

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Redis. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Redis users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">Þv-db/redis-5.0.9"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15047
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15047
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-14147
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14147

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-17

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5