CVE-2018-11218: Buffer Overflow

Published Jun 12, 2018
·
Updated

Memory Corruption was discovered in the cmsgpack library in the Lua subsystem in Redis before 3.2.12, 4.x before 4.0.10, and 5.x before 5.0 RC2 because of stack-based buffer overflows.

Other sources

Redis is vulnerable to heap corruption in luacmsgpack.c. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or have other potential unspecified impact.

Red Hat

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
debian/redis
5:5.0.14-1+deb10u25:5.0.14-1+deb10u45:6.0.16-1+deb11u25:7.0.11-15:7.0.13-25:7.0.14-1
redhat/redis<3.2.12
3.2.12
redhat/redis<4.0.10
4.0.10
redhat/redis<5.0
5.0
Redislabs Redis<3.2.12
Redislabs Redis>=4.0<4.0.10
Redislabs Redis=5.0-rc1
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=3.4
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor=4.0
redhat Openstack=10
redhat Openstack=13

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/redis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5:5.0.14-1+deb10u2Fixed in 5:5.0.14-1+deb10u4Fixed in 5:6.0.16-1+deb11u2Fixed in 5:7.0.11-1Fixed in 5:7.0.13-2Fixed in 5:7.0.14-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/redis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.12
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/redis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.0.10
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/redis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.0

Event History

Jun 12, 2018
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:35 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 17, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this memory corruption vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-11218.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11218?

The severity of CVE-2018-11218 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2018-11218?

CVE-2018-11218 affects Redis versions before 3.2.12, 4.x before 4.0.10, and 5.x before 5.0 RC2.

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-11218 on Debian systems?

To fix CVE-2018-11218 on Debian systems, upgrade the Redis package to version 5:5.0.14-1+deb10u2 or newer.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-11218 on Red Hat systems?

To fix CVE-2018-11218 on Red Hat systems, upgrade the Redis package to version 3.2.12, 4.0.10, or 5.0 or newer.

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