Debian: DSA-3016-1: lua5.2 security update
Debian: DSA-3016-1: lua5.2 security update
A heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua, a simple, extensible, embeddable programming language, handles varargs functions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to application crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3016-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer September 01, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : lua5.2 CVE ID : CVE-2014-5461 A heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua, a simple, extensible, embeddable programming language, handles varargs functions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to application crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code execution. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.2.1-3+deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.2.3-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 5.2.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your lua5.2 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.