CVE-2020-24371
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2020 at 04:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLua
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
lgc.c in Lua 5.4.0 mishandles the interaction between barriers and the sweep phase, leading to a memory access violation involving collectgarbage.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/a6da1472c0c5e05ff249325f979531ad51533110x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#5.4.0-10CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-763
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