# CVE-2024-25178: LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240314 have an out-of-bounds read in the stack-overflow handler in lj_state.c.

CVE-2024-25178 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released July 7, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-25178
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 9.1 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0067
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 7, 2025
- Weakness: Out-of-bounds Read
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25178

## Description

This update for luajit fixes the following issues:  - CVE-2024-25176: Fixed stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c (bsc#1246077) - CVE-2024-25177: Fixed unsinking of IR_FSTORE for NULL metatable (bsc#1246078) - CVE-2024-25178: Fixed out-of-bounds read in the stack-overflow handler in lj_state.c (bsc#1246079)

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ecs-service-connect-agent amzn 2023 | v1.34.4.2-1.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1357](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1357.md) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libluajit-5.1-2-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | [libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libluajit-5.1-2-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-2 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1 | [libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libluajit-5.1-2-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-6ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-2 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libluajit-5.1-2-2.1.0-git20231223.c525bcb-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [libluajit-5.1-common 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libluajit-5.1-common-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-common Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | [libluajit-5.1-common 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libluajit-5.1-common-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1 | [libluajit-5.1-common 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libluajit-5.1-common-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-6ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | libluajit-5.1-common Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [libluajit-5.1-common 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libluajit-5.1-common-2.1.0-git20231223.c525bcb-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | lua51-luajit opensuse-leap 15.6 | 2.1.0~beta2-150000.3.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:02886-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-02886-1.md) | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25178](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-25178.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.1.0+openresty20240314-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25178](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-25178.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Debian 14 | 2.1.0+openresty20240314-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25178](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-25178.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [luajit 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-luajit-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | [luajit 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-luajit-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1-esm1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1 | [luajit 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-luajit-2.1.0-beta3-dfsg-6ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [luajit 2.1.0+git20231223.c525bcb+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-luajit-2.1.0-git20231223.c525bcb-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit opensuse-leap 15.6 | 2.1.0~beta3+git.1624618403.e9577376-150400.4.5.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03378-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03378-1.md) | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit sles 15.6 | 2.1.0~beta3+git.1624618403.e9577376-150400.4.5.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03378-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03378-1.md) | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Linux | luajit sles 15.7 | 2.1.0~beta3+git.1624618403.e9577376-150400.4.5.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03378-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03378-1.md) | Sep 26, 2025 |

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