# CVE-2020-24370: lua: The lua packages provide support for Lua, a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applica...

CVE-2020-24370 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2021:4510, released November 9, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-24370
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.3 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0383
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 9, 2021

## Description

The lua packages provide support for Lua, a powerful light-weight programming language designed for extending applications. Lua is also frequently used as a general-purpose, stand-alone language.  Security Fix(es):  * lua: segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal functions in ldebug.c (CVE-2020-24370)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | lua RHEL 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [RHSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua almalinux 8 | 5.3.4-12.el8 | [ALSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua ol 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [ELSA-2021-4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Linux | lua rocky 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [RLSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-devel RHEL 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [RHSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-devel almalinux 8 | 5.3.4-12.el8 | [ALSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-devel ol 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [ELSA-2021-4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-libs RHEL 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [RHSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-libs almalinux 8 | 5.3.4-12.el8 | [ALSA-2021:4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Linux | lua-libs ol 8 | 0:5.3.4-12.el8 | [ELSA-2021-4510](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-4510.md) | Nov 16, 2021 |

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