Debian Linux Security Advisory 3015-1 - A heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua, a simple, extensible, embeddable programming language, handles varargs functions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to application crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code execution.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3015-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
September 01, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : lua5.1
CVE ID : CVE-2014-5461
A heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua, a
simple, extensible, embeddable programming language, handles varargs
functions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments,
leading to application crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code
execution.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.1.5-4+deb7u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.1.5-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your lua5.1 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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