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High
CVE-2019-6706
Lua 5.3.5 has a use-after-free in lua_upvaluejoin in lapi.c. For...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151335/Lua-5.3.5-Use-After-Free.html
- https://github.com/Lua-Project/cve-analysis/blob/a43c9ccd00274b31fa2f24c6c8f20ce36655682d/CVE-2019-6706.pdf
- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/89aee84cbc9224f638f3b7951b306d2ee8ecb71e
- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2019-01/msg00039.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-6706
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00031.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
lua, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.3.5, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.