USN-3941-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3941-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3941-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3941-1
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Published
2019-04-08T16:58:43.736855Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:31Z
Summary
lua5.3 vulnerability
Details

Fady Othman discovered that Lua incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / lua5.3

Package

Name
lua5.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lua5.3@5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.3.1-1
5.3.1-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "liblua5.3-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "liblua5.3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "lua5.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / lua5.3

Package

Name
lua5.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lua5.3@5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liblua5.3-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "liblua5.3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "lua5.3"
        }
    ]
}