Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Lua through 5.4.0 due to Mishandling of Stack Resizes and Garbage Collection

CVE-2020-15888 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Lua through 5.4.0 mishandles the interaction between stack resizes and garbage collection, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, heap-based buffer over-read, or use-after-free.

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