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Medium
CVE-2020-15945
Lua 5.4.0 (fixed in 5.4.1) has a segmentation fault in...
Vulnerability Description
Lua 5.4.0 (fixed in 5.4.1) has a segmentation fault in changedline in ldebug.c (e.g., when called by luaG_traceexec) because it incorrectly expects that an oldpc value is always updated upon a return of the flow of control to a function.
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
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
lua
Vulnerable Versions:
5.3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 24th, 2020
Last Modified:
February 19th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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.