Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting lua package, versions <0:5.4.4-2.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.23% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-LUA-5416047
  • published7 Apr 2023
  • disclosed9 Nov 2021

Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-43519  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 lua to version 0:5.4.4-2.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:0957.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lua package and not the lua package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack overflow in lua_resume of ldo.c in Lua Interpreter 5.1.0~5.4.4 allows attackers to perform a Denial of Service via a crafted script file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1