CVE-2020-15890 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in LuaJIT's garbage collector handler can lead to application crashes or information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-15890?

CVE-2020-15890 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15890?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Luajit Luajit.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15890?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-15890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-15890, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15890, DLA-2296-1, GHSA-fv6p-x8x2-5jcc, MGASA-2020-0342, OESA-2021-1025 and 2 more.

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