VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-25177
LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240314 have an unsinking of IR_FSTORE for NULL metatable, which leads to Denial of Service (DoS).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240314 have an unsinking of IR_FSTORE for NULL metatable, which leads to Denial of Service (DoS).
- 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
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- luajit/luajit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gist.github.com/pwnhacker0x18/a73f560d79f2c3d4011d6c5a2676f04aThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/commit/85b4fed0b0353dd78c8c875c2f562d522a2b310fPatch
- https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1147Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/openresty/luajit2/commit/85b4fed0b0353dd78c8c875c2f562d522a2b310f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00022.html
- https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1147Exploit, Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.