VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15890
LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.89%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.89% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- luajit/luajit · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/601Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4501-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/601Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00022.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4501-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.