CVE-2021-44964
MEDIUMLua 5.4.0-5.4.3 - Use-After-Free in Garbage Collector
Title source: llmDescription
Use after free in garbage collector and finalizer of lgc.c in Lua interpreter 5.4.0~5.4.3 allows attackers to perform Sandbox Escape via a crafted script file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00186.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-12/msg00007.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-12/msg00015.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-12/msg00030.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Lua-Project/lua-5.4.4-sandbox-escape-with-new-vulnerability
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0098
EPSS Percentile
58.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
lua/lua
5.4.0 - 5.4.3
Published
Mar 14, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026