Fedora 42 Minetest Critical Unauthorized Access Lua Sandbox Breach
fedora
April 25, 2026
5.15.2
Summary
Game of mining, crafting and building in the infinite world of cubic blocks with
optional hostile creatures, features both single and the network multiplayer
mode, mods. Public multiplayer servers are available.
Update Information:
5.15.2
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Thu Apr 16 2026 Gwyn Ciesla
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2458512 - minetest-5.15.2 is available
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458512
[ 2 ] Bug #2458908 - CVE-2026-40960 minetest: Luanti: Unauthorized access to insecure environment via crafted module [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458908
[ 3 ] Bug #2458909 - CVE-2026-40959 minetest: Luanti: Lua sandbox escape via crafted mod [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458909
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-036e523144' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: minetest
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 5.15.2
Release: 1.fc42
URL: https://luanti.org
Summary: Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox with survival mode
Topics Covered
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