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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-31228

Denial-of-service due to unbounded pattern matching

Published Oct 6, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Denial-of-service due to unbounded

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-31228. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of Denial-of-service due to unbounded is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Denial-of-service due to unbounded).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.01%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe redis/redis · n/a redis-server

### Impact Authenticated users can trigger a denial-of-service by using specially crafted, long string match patterns on supported commands such as , , , , and ACL definitions. Matching of extremely long patterns may result in unbounded recursion, leading to stack overflow and process crash. The problem affects all versions of Redis. ### Patches The problem is fixed in Redis 6.2.16, 7.2.6, and 7.4.1. ### Credit The problem was reported by [tomistripping](https://github.com/tomistripping).

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe redis/redis7.4.0
  • cpe redis/redis< 6.2.16
  • cpe redis/redis< 7.2.6
  • n/a redis-server>= 2.2.5

How to fix CVE-2024-31228

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-31228. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of Denial-of-service due to unbounded is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 7.4.0, < 6.2.16, < 7.2.6, >= 2.2.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-674. EPSS 1.01%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Redis securityValkey security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 7, 2024 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    CVE-2024-31228 is listed by Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk..

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    CVE-2024-31228 is listed by Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk..

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-31228

    30-day exploitation probability 1.01%

    first.org
  • Maintainer security tabsVendor advisoryGHSA-66gq-c942-6976

    ### Impact Authenticated users can trigger a denial-of-service by using specially crafted, long string match patterns on supported commands such as , , , , and ACL definitions. Matching of extremely long patterns may result in unbounded recursion, leading to stack overflow and process crash. The problem affects all versions of Redis. ### Patches The problem is fixed in Redis 6.2.16, 7.2.6, and 7.4

    github.com
  • Maintainer security tabsVendor advisoryGHSA-p4rf-xgfj-c2gq

    ### Impact Authenticated users can trigger a denial-of-service by using specially crafted, long string match patterns on supported commands such as KEYS, SCAN, PSUBSCRIBE, FUNCTION LIST, COMMAND LIST and ACL definitions. Matching of extremely long patterns may result in unbounded recursion, leading to stack overflow and process crash. ### Patches The problem has been fixed in Valkey 7.2.7 and 8.0.

    github.com
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2024-31228

    Redis is an open source, in-memory database that persists on disk. Authenticated users can trigger a denial-of-service by using specially crafted, long string match patterns on supported commands such as , , , , and ACL definitions. Matching of extremely long patterns may result in unbounded recursion, leading to stack overflow and process crash. This problem has been fixed in Redis versions 6.2.1

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 31, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Maintainer security tabsNov 1, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 31, 2026
  • Maintainer security tabsOct 31, 2026
  • Monitored products — highOct 31, 2026