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Debian: DLA-2296-1 Security Advisory: Luajit Out-Of-Bounds Read Issue

debian lts
Calendar Grey July 28, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2296-2 resolves critical buffer overflow vulnerability in luajit interpreter; an upgrade is advisable.
An issue has been found in luajit, a just in time compiler for Lua
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Summary

An issue has been found in luajit, a just in time compiler for Lua.

An out-of-bounds read could happen because __gc handler frame traversal is
mishandled.


For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your luajit packages.

For the detailed security status of luajit please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/luajit

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: luajit
Version: 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-15890

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