Redis DoS Vulnerability due to bad connection error handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An unauthenticated connection can cause repeated IP protocol errors, leading to client starvation and, ultimately, a denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.0.3, 7.4.5, 7.2.10, and 6.2.19.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redis | redis | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.3; 7.4-rc1 to before 7.4.5; 7.0.0 to before 7.2.10; before 6.2.19 | 8.0.3, 7.4.5, 7.2.10, 6.2.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- redis VendorRedis Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.3; 7.4-rc1 to before 7.4.5; 7.0.0 to before 7.2.10; before 6.2.19 Fixed in 8.0.3, 7.4.5, 7.2.10, 6.2.19 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.2.19; 7.0 to before 7.2.10; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.5; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.3 | Vulnerable | Redis |
- cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.2.19; 7.0 to before 7.2.10; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.5; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·Redis
Remediation
- Fix · CNA redis (redis) Fixed in 8.0.3, 7.4.5, 7.2.10, 6.2.19
Red Hat 11 advisories
- RHSA-2025:12892 Released 2025-08-05 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:7 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) redis-7.0.12-1.module+el9.4.0+23373+8ffc5ebb.5.aarch64::redis:7, redis-7.0.12-1.module+el9.4.0+23373+8ffc5ebb.5.ppc64le::redis:7, redis-7.0.12-1.module+el9.4.0+23373+8ffc5ebb.5.s390x::redis:7 +7
- RHSA-2025:12789 Released 2025-08-04 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:6 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.src::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.x86_64::redis:6, redis-devel-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.x86_64::redis:6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.src::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.x86_64::redis:6, redis-devel-6.0.9-5.module+el8.4.0+23377+dd45ab91.4.x86_64::redis:6 +1
- RHSA-2025:12769 Released 2025-08-04 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:6 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.src::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.x86_64::redis:6, redis-devel-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.x86_64::redis:6 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.aarch64::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.ppc64le::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.s390x::redis:6 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.src::redis:6, redis-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.x86_64::redis:6, redis-devel-6.0.9-5.module+el8.6.0+23376+7886a418.5.x86_64::redis:6 +1
Show 8 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2025:12768 Released 2025-08-04 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:6 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) redis-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.ppc64le::redis:6, redis-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.src::redis:6, redis-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.x86_64::redis:6 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) redis-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.src::redis:6, redis-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.x86_64::redis:6, redis-devel-6.2.7-1.module+el8.8.0+23374+eaf5d181.5.x86_64::redis:6 +1
- RHSA-2025:12524 Released 2025-08-04 · Red Hat rating Importantredis security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) redis-6.2.7-1.el9_4.4, redis-devel-6.2.7-1.el9_4.4, redis-doc-6.2.7-1.el9_4.4
- RHSA-2025:12478 Released 2025-08-01 · Red Hat rating Importantredis security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) redis-6.2.7-1.el9_2.4, redis-devel-6.2.7-1.el9_2.4, redis-doc-6.2.7-1.el9_2.4
- RHSA-2025:12468 Released 2025-07-31 · Red Hat rating Importantredis security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) redis-6.2.6-1.el9_0.4, redis-devel-6.2.6-1.el9_0.4, redis-doc-6.2.6-1.el9_0.4
- RHSA-2025:12008 Released 2025-07-28 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:7 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) redis-7.2.10-1.module+el9.6.0+23332+115a3b01.aarch64::redis:7, redis-7.2.10-1.module+el9.6.0+23332+115a3b01.ppc64le::redis:7, redis-7.2.10-1.module+el9.6.0+23332+115a3b01.s390x::redis:7 +7
- RHSA-2025:12006 Released 2025-07-28 · Red Hat rating Importantredis:6 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) redis-6.2.19-1.module+el8.10.0+23330+19e91c41.aarch64::redis:6, redis-6.2.19-1.module+el8.10.0+23330+19e91c41.ppc64le::redis:6, redis-6.2.19-1.module+el8.10.0+23330+19e91c41.s390x::redis:6 +7
- RHSA-2025:11453 Released 2025-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantredis security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) redis-6.2.19-1.el9_6, redis-devel-6.2.19-1.el9_6, redis-doc-6.2.19-1.el9_6
- RHSA-2025:11401 Released 2025-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantvalkey security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) valkey-8.0.4-1.el10_0, valkey-devel-8.0.4-1.el10_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AI Inference Server | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Quay v3 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:11401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12006 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:11453, RHSA-2025:12008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12789 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12769 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12769 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12768 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12468 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12478 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12524, RHSA-2025:12892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12789 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12769 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:12768 |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Developer Hub 1
- Red Hat Discovery 1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48367
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Quay v3 · Red Hat
References
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- TI-2022-08647 Heap overflow issue with the Lua cjson library used by Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-08549 Lua scripts can be manipulated to overcome ACL rules in Redis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-48367 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48367 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2025-48367 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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