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Echo: luajit: security update to 2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458987

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - LuaJIT through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read in lj_err_run in lj_err.c. (CVE-2020-24372)

Solution

Update the luajit library and its related packages to version 2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-24372

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458987

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24372

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-24372