Use After Free Affecting lua5.4 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.99% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LUA54-2429570
  • published18 Mar 2022
  • disclosed14 Mar 2022

Introduced: 14 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-44964  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 lua5.4.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lua5.4 package and not the lua5.4 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use after free in garbage collector and finalizer of lgc.c in Lua interpreter 5.4.0~5.4.3 allows attackers to perform Sandbox Escape via a crafted script file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1