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Debian dla-4162 : redis - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 235722

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4162 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4162-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk May 12, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : redis Version : 5:6.0.16-1+deb11u6 CVE ID : CVE-2025-21605 Debian Bug : 1104010

 Unlimited output buffer for unauthenticated clients has been fixed in the keyvalue database Redis.

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 5:6.0.16-1+deb11u6.

 We recommend that you upgrade your redis packages.

 For the detailed security status of redis please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/redis

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the redis packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/redis

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/redis

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-21605

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235722

File Name: debian_DLA-4162.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/12/2025

Updated: 5/12/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21605

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:redis-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:redis-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:redis, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:redis-sentinel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21605