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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Redis vulnerability (USN-8120-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 303746

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8120-1 advisory.

 Seunghyun Lee discovered that Redis incorrectly handled memory during hyperloglog operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly achieve remote code execution.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu 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

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8120-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 303746

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8120-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/25/2026

Updated: 3/25/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32023

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:redis-server, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:redis-sentinel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:redis, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:redis-tools

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32023

IAVA: 2025-A-0498-S

USN: 8120-1