CVE-2022-0543 in Redis and Debian Products
Published on February 18, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Debian-specific Redis Server Lua Sandbox Escape Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Redis is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox escape, which could result in remote code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 18, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-0543 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
CVE-2022-0543 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
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