CVE-2021-44647

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Description

A flaw was found in Lua. An SEGV crash in the funcnamefromcode() function in ldebug.c during error handling occurs in '__close' metamethods. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

A flaw was found in Lua. An SEGV crash in the funcnamefromcode() function in ldebug.c during error handling occurs in '__close' metamethods. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Statement

This vulnerability affects Lua v5.4.3 and above which we do not ship in any of our products.

This vulnerability affects Lua v5.4.3 and above which we do not ship in any of our products.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 2044415: lua: type confusion in funcnamefromcode in ldebug.c could result in local DoS
  • CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-44647

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v3 Base Score

5.5

5.5

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Low

Privileges Required

Low

Low

User Interaction

None

None

Scope

Unchanged

Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact

None

None

Integrity Impact

None

None

Availability Impact

High

High

CVSS v3 Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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