# CVE-2021-32761: Integer overflow issues with \*BIT commands on 32-bit systems

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.13, 6.0.15, 6.2.5
- Published: 2021-07-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- redis: from 2.2, fixed in 5.0.13; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.15; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.2.5

## Description

Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. A vulnerability involving out-of-bounds read and integer overflow to buffer overflow exists starting with version 2.2 and prior to versions 5.0.13, 6.0.15, and 6.2.5. On 32-bit systems, Redis `*BIT*` command are vulnerable to integer overflow that can potentially be exploited to corrupt the heap, leak arbitrary heap contents or trigger remote code execution. The vulnerability involves changing the default `proto-max-bulk-len` configuration parameter to a very large value and constructing specially crafted commands bit commands. This problem only affects Redis on 32-bit platforms, or compiled as a 32-bit binary. Redis versions 5.0.`3m 6.0.15, and 6.2.5 contain patches for this issue. An additional workaround to mitigate the problem without patching the `redis-server` executable is to prevent users from modifying the `proto-max-bulk-len` configuration parameter. This can be done using ACL to restrict unprivileged users from using the CONFIG SET command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Redis, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.13, 6.0.15, 6.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Redis](https://cve.now/tech/redis.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-8wxq-j7rp-g8wj
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VGX7RRAWGXWXEAKJTQYSDSBO2BC3SAHD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6O7AUOROBYGP5IMGJPC5HZ3R2RB6GZ5X/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00026.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5001
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-17

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