Use After Free Affecting lua-libs package, versions <0:5.3.4-11.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.9% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LUALIBS-2017462
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Jan 2019

Introduced: 10 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6706  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 lua-libs to version 0:5.3.4-11.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lua-libs package and not the lua-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Lua 5.3.5 has a use-after-free in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c. For example, a crash outcome might be achieved by an attacker who is able to trigger a debug.upvaluejoin call in which the arguments have certain relationships.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1