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Redis allows denial-of-service due to malformed ACL selectors

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated with sufficient privileges may create a malformed ACL selector which, when accessed, triggers a server panic and subsequent denial of service. The problem is fixed in Redis 7.2.7 and 7.4.2.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-51741
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 01:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Redis allows denial-of-service due to malformed ACL selectors

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Jan 2025, 21:20 UTC

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated with sufficient privileges may create a malformed ACL selector which, when accessed, triggers a server panic and subsequent denial of service. The problem is fixed in Redis 7.2.7 and 7.4.2.

osv:CVE-2024-51741
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-51741",
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    "summary": "Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. An authenticated with sufficient privileges may create a malformed ACL selector which, when accessed, triggers a server panic and subsequent denial of service. The problem is fixed in Redis 7.2.7 and 7.4.2.",
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