CVE-2019-6706

lua: use-after-free in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c resulting in denial of service

Published Jan 23, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 17.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3469-1 lua5.3 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16264 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3941-1 Lua vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 8:31 PM
Reserved
Jan 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2019, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:39 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 10, 2019, 12:00 AM