Incorrect permission assignment in [UNKNOWN] redis
Priority LOW 25CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
A permissions flaw was found in redis, which sets weak permissions on certain files and directories that could potentially contain sensitive information. A local, unprivileged user could possibly use this flaw to access unauthorized system information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | redis | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- redis Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2017:3226 Released 2017-11-15 · Red Hat rating Lowredis security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 redis-3.0.6-2.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3226 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2121
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6837-f96c-5j64
References
More Red Hat Openstack vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07980 Memory Corruption was discovered in the cmsgpack library in the Lua subsystem in Redis… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-07599 Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.20 to 2.4.43. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06950 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a settings flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-15768 Memcached version 1.5.5 contains an Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-06949 Some HTTP/2 implementations are vulnerable to a reset flood, potentially leading to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-2121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6837-f96c-5j64 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2121 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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