Vulnerability · Published Nov 9, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-43519
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the lua package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Stack overflow in lua_resume of ldo.c in Lua Interpreter 5.1.0~5.4.4 allows attackers to perform a Denial of Service via a crafted script file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | lua | 5.4.4-2.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0957 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | lua-devel | 5.4.4-2.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0957 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | lua-libs | 5.4.4-2.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0957 |
| Debian:12 | lua5.4 | 5.4.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Debian:13 | lua5.4 | 5.4.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Debian:14 | lua5.4 | 5.4.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | lua | 0:5.4.4-2.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0957 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | bam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | bam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | bam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | bam | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | blobby | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | blobby | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | blobby | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | blobby | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | blobby | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | darktable | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | eja | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | emscripten | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | emscripten | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | emscripten | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | emscripten | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | emscripten | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freedroidrpg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freedroidrpg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freedroidrpg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freedroidrpg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freedroidrpg | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | fs-uae | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | fs-uae | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | fs-uae | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | fs-uae | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | fs-uae | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golly | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golly | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golly | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golly | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golly | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | goxel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | goxel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | goxel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | goxel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | goxel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | naev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | naev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | naev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | naev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | naev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | rust-lua52-sys | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | rust-lua52-sys | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | rust-lua52-sys | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | rust-lua52-sys | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | rust-lua52-sys | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | scite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | scite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | scite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | scite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | scite | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | scorched3d | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | scorched3d | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | scorched3d | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | scorched3d | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | scorched3d | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tarantool | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tarantool | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tarantool | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tup | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tup | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tup | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tup | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tup | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vifm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vifm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vifm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | vifm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | vifm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wcc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wcc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wcc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wcc | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | widelands | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | widelands | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | widelands | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | widelands | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | widelands | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43519 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-10/msg00123.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00015.html x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-e6b2bd5b50 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2022-473560d1a6 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA