Description
Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. On startup, Redis begins listening on a Unix socket before adjusting its permissions to the user-provided configuration. If a permissive umask(2) is used, this creates a race condition that enables, during a short period of time, another process to establish an otherwise unauthorized connection. This problem has existed since Redis 2.6.0-RC1. This issue has been addressed in Redis versions 7.2.2, 7.0.14 and 6.2.14. Users are advised to upgrade. For users unable to upgrade, it is possible to work around the problem by disabling Unix sockets, starting Redis with a restrictive umask, or storing the Unix socket file in a protected directory.
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
3.6
EPSS
0.0058
EPSS Percentile
69.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-668
Status
published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
fedoraproject/fedora
37
fedoraproject/fedora
38
fedoraproject/fedora
39
redis/redis
2.6.0 rc1
redis/redis
2.6.0 - 6.2.14
Published
Oct 18, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026