Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : lua (MDVSA-2014:205)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78684

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated lua and lua5.1 packages fix security vulnerability :

A heap-based overflow vulnerability was found in the way Lua handles varargs functions with many fixed parameters called with few arguments, leading to application crashes or, potentially, arbitrary code execution (CVE-2014-5461).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78684

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-205.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/27/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua5.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua5.0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua5.0-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lua5.1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lua, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lua5.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5461

BID: 69342

MDVSA: 2014:205

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