USN-8771-1: Valkey vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Valkey.


Packages

  • valkey - Persistent key-value database with network interface

Details

Madelyn Olson discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled TLS connections
under certain conditions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Valkey to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-56684)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled certain stream RDB payloads
when executing the RESTORE command. An authenticated remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Valkey to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-63639)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled cluster slot migration
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Valkey
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-85522)

Madelyn Olson discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled TLS connections
under certain conditions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause Valkey to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-56684)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled certain stream RDB payloads
when executing the RESTORE command. An authenticated remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Valkey to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-63639)

It was discovered that Valkey incorrectly handled cluster slot migration
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Valkey
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-85522)

Update instructions

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
26.04 LTS resolute valkey-tools –  9.0.4-0ubuntu0.2
24.04 LTS noble valkey-tools –  7.2.13+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.1+esm1  

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