Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. In affected versions an integer overflow bug in Redis can be exploited to corrupt the heap and potentially result with remote code execution. The vulnerability involves changing the default proto-max-bulk-len and client-query-buffer-limit configuration parameters to very large values and constructing specially crafted very large stream elements. The problem is fixed in Redis 6.2.6, 6.0.16 and 5.0.14. For users unable to upgrade 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.
CVE-2021-32627
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.8%, top 26% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 88.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 4, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/redis/redis/commit/f6a40570fa63d5afdd596c78083d754081d80ae3
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-f434-69fm-g45v
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HTYQ5ZF37HNGTZWVNJD3VXP7I6MEEF42/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL5KXFN3ATM7IIM7Q4O4PWTSRGZ5744Z/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WR5WKJWXD4D6S3DJCZ56V74ESLTDQRAB/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-17
- security-advisories@githubhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0003/
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5001
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/redis/redis/commit/f6a40570fa63d5afdd596c78083d754081d80ae3
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-f434-69fm-g45v
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HTYQ5ZF37HNGTZWVNJD3VXP7I6MEEF42/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL5KXFN3ATM7IIM7Q4O4PWTSRGZ5744Z/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WR5WKJWXD4D6S3DJCZ56V74ESLTDQRAB/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-17
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-32627(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | redis-tools (5:4.0.9-1ubuntu0.2+esm3) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | redis-0:3.2.8-5.el7ost | 2021-10-25 | redhat |
| redhat | rhacm2/redisgraph-tls-rhel8:v2.3.3-3 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:5-8010020211011065007.c27ad7f8 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:5-8020020211011071901.4cda2c84 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:6-8040020211011082941.522a0ee4 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-redis5-redis-0:5.0.5-3.el7 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:5-8040020211011074037.522a0ee4 | 2021-10-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-326272021-10-14
Integer overflow issue with Streams in Redis
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3918IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3918 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3925IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3925 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3944IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3944 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3945IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3945 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3946IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3946 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3971IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3971 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3980IMPORTANT2021-10-04
RHSA-2021:3980 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5221-1MEDIUM
Redis vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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