CVE-2022-0543

Debian redis

Published 18 Feb 2022 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

10.0 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 28 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 18 Apr 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

It was discovered, that redis, a persistent key-value database, due to a packaging issue, is prone to a (Debian-specific) Lua sandbox escape, which could result in remote code execution.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/166885/Redis-Lua-Sandbox-Escape.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
bugs.debian.org/1005787 · Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2022/msg00048.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0004/ · Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5081 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.ubercomp.com/posts/2022-01-20_redis_on_debian_rce · Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-0543 · US Government Resource