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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-28805: Lua: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-28805: Lua: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/08/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
05/04/2023
Modified
05/04/2023

Description

singlevar in lparser.c in Lua from (including) 5.4.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.4 lacks a certain luaK_exp2anyregup call, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-lua

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