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redis — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28856

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Products
redis
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5:7.0.11-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-28856
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28856

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Apr 2023, 21:15 UTC

Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28856

redis

Fixed versions: 5:7.0.11-1

redis

Fixed versions: 5:7.0.11-1

redis

Fixed versions: 5:7.0.11-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28856",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can use the `HINCRBYFLOAT` command to create an invalid hash field that will crash Redis on access in affected versions. This issue has been addressed in in versions 7.0.11, 6.2.12, and 6.0.19. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28856",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:01:03.135258828Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28856"
      ]
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 455305,
  "published_at": "2023-04-18T21:15:09.313+00:00"
}