Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24369
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the lua5.4 package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 attempts to access debug information via the line hook of a stripped function, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | lua5.4 | 5.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24369 |
| Debian:13 | lua5.4 | 5.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24369 |
| Debian:14 | lua5.4 | 5.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24369 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.4.0-12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/ae5b5ba529753c7a653901ffc29b5ea24c3fdf3a x_refsource_MISC