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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-15889

CVE-2020-15889

Description

Lua 5.4.0 has a getobjname heap-based buffer over-read because youngcollection in lgc.c uses markold for an insufficient number of list members.

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Affected products

4

Lua/Luallm-fuzzy3 versions
=5.4.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: =5.4.0
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:lua:lua:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords
pkg:bitnami/lua
Range: >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

github.com/lua/lua/commit/127e7a6c8942b362aa3c6627f44d660a4fb75312nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-07/msg00078.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2020-12/msg00157.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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