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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6916-1 Moderate: Lua Code Execution Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Lua.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6916-1
July 29, 2024

lua5.4 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Lua.

Software Description:
- lua5.4: Simple, extensible, embeddable programming language

Details:

It was discovered that Lua did not properly generate code when "_ENV" is
constant. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary unstrusted lua code. (CVE-2022-28805)

It was discovered that Lua did not properly handle C stack overflows during
error handling. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2022-33099)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  lua5.4                          5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6916-1
  CVE-2022-28805, CVE-2022-33099

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6916-1 Moderate: Lua Code Execution Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 29, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent Ubuntu 22.04 LTS patches tackle Lua security issues, incorporating crucial enhancements to bolster overall security.
Several security issues were fixed in Lua.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Lua. Software Description: - lua5.4: Simple, extensible, embeddable programming language Details: It was discovered that Lua did not properly generate code when "_ENV" is constant. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary unstrusted lua code. (CVE-2022-28805) It was discovered that Lua did not properly handle C stack overflows during error handling. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-33099)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS lua5.4 5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6916-1

CVE-2022-28805, CVE-2022-33099

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