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Ubuntu: Security Advisory for luajit (USN-4501-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'luajit' package(s) announced via the USN-4501-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

It was discovered that an out-of-bounds read existed in LuaJIT. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-15890)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'luajit' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)