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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-44964: Moderate: lua security update (CESA-2023:0957)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-44964: Moderate: lua security update (CESA-2023:0957)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/14/2022
Created
03/02/2023
Added
03/01/2023
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Use after free in garbage collector and finalizer of lgc.c in Lua interpreter 5.4.0~5.4.3 allows attackers to perform Sandbox Escape via a crafted script file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-lua
  • centos-upgrade-lua-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-lua-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-lua-libs
  • centos-upgrade-lua-libs-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2021-44964

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