Summary
The lua packages provide support for Lua, a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language.
Security Fix(es):
* lua: segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal functions in ldebug.c (CVE-2020-24370)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | lua | 5.3.4-12.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | lua-devel | 5.3.4-12.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | lua-libs | 5.3.4-12.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —CVE-2020-24370 Public exploit
ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 allows a negation overflow and segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal, as demonstrated by ge…
References
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-24370