USN-8106-1: Valkey vulnerabilities

Publication date

18 March 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Valkey.


Packages

  • valkey - Persistent key-value database with network interface

Details

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled errors for lua scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary information
into the response stream for other clients. (CVE-2025-67733)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled malformed cluster bus
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Valkey
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-21863)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled errors for lua scripts.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary information
into the response stream for other clients. (CVE-2025-67733)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled malformed cluster bus
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Valkey
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-21863)

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing valkey-server –  8.1.6+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble valkey-server –  7.2.12+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.1

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