CVE-2022-0543: Debian-specific Redis Server Lua Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
CVE-2022-0543 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-28
A packaging issue in Debian-specific Redis builds allows for a Lua sandbox escape. This vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host system via the Redis Lua interpreter.
Yes. CVE-2022-0543 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 28 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2022-0543?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 28 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Debian Redis Server 9.0, 10.0, 11.0; Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 21.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-0543?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2022-0543 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-0543?
Check whether you run Redis Debian-Specific Redis Servers. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Debian Redis Server 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04, 21.10
Timeline
2022-01-20: disclosed: Initial discovery/post by Ubercomp
2022-03-28: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2022-03-28: advisory: NVD publication date
2022-03-28: exploited: Confirmed exploited in the wild per CISA KEV catalog