Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An integer overflow bug affecting all versions of Redis can be exploited to corrupt the heap and potentially be used to leak arbitrary contents of the heap or trigger remote code execution. The vulnerability involves changing the default set-max-intset-entries configuration parameter to a very large value and constructing specially crafted commands to manipulate sets. The problem is fixed in Redis versions 6.2.6, 6.0.16 and 5.0.14. An additional workaround to mitigate the problem without patching the redis-server executable is to prevent users from modifying the set-max-intset-entries configuration parameter. This can be done using ACL to restrict unprivileged users from using the CONFIG SET command.
CVE-2021-32687
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 4.1% (90th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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
- 7.5HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 40EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation4% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 4.1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 90th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 4, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/redis/redis/commit/a30d367a71b7017581cf1ca104242a3c644dec0f
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-m3mf-8x9w-r27q
- 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/a30d367a71b7017581cf1ca104242a3c644dec0f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/redis/redis/security/advisories/GHSA-m3mf-8x9w-r27q
- 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-2021-32687(11)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2021:4618Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4 images and security updates
- RHSA-2021:3980Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (redis) security update
- RHSA-2021:3971Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (redis) security update
- RHSA-2021:3949Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.1.12 security fixes and container updates
- RHSA-2021:3945Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: redis:6 security update
- RHSA-2021:3946Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: redis:5 security update
- RHSA-2021:3944Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: redis:5 security update
- RHSA-2021:3947Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rh-redis5-redis security update
- +3 more
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | redis-sentinel (2:3.0.6-1ubuntu0.4+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | redis-0:3.2.8-5.el7ost | 2021-10-25 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:5-8020020211011071901.4cda2c84 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-redis5-redis-0:5.0.5-3.el7 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | rhacm2/redisgraph-tls-rhel8:v2.3.3-3 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:6-8040020211011082941.522a0ee4 | 2021-10-20 | redhat |
| redhat | redis:5-8010020211011065007.c27ad7f8 | 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.
Affected Packages
(15 across 15 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| redis | — |
| — |
Alpine:v3.12(1)
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| redis | — |
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Alpine:v3.13(1)
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| redis | — |
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Alpine:v3.14(1)
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| redis | — |
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Alpine:v3.15(1)
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| redis | — |
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Alpine:v3.16(1)
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| redis | — |
| — |
Alpine:v3.17(1)
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| redis | — |
| — |
Alpine:v3.18(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| redis | — |
| — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| redis | — |
| — |
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | 5:5.0.3-4 ... 5:5.0.7-7~bpo10+1 (19 versions) |
| — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | 5:6.0.15-1, 5:6.0.16-1, 5:6.0.16-1~bpo10+1, 5:6.0.16-1~bpo11+1 |
| — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | — |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | — |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | — |
| — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| redis | 3:3.2.6-1 ... 3:3.2.6-3+deb9u7 (10 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
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.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 178 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-10-09 20:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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