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Rocky Linux 9 : lua (RLSA-2023:0957)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 173996
Synopsis
The remote Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2023:0957 advisory.- Stack overflow in lua_resume of ldo.c in Lua Interpreter 5.1.0~5.4.4 allows attackers to perform a Denial of Service via a crafted script file. (CVE-2021-43519)
- 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. (CVE-2021-44964)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:0957
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 173996
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-0957.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Published: 4/6/2023
Updated: 11/6/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44964
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-libs-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:lua-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-43519, CVE-2021-44964