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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-53.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-53.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e56844dd4e5c --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201701-53.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201701-53"> + <title>Lua: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis>A buffer overflow in Lua might allow context-dependent attackers to + execute arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lua</product> + <announced>2017-01-23</announced> + <revised count="1">2017-01-23</revised> + <bug>520480</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/lua" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.1.5-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.1.5-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting + language. It supports procedural programming, object-oriented + programming, functional programming, data-driven programming, and data + description. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A buffer overflow was discovered in the vararg functions in ldo.c in + Lua. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>Context-dependent could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute + arbitrary code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Lua users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/lua-5.1.5-r4" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5461">CVE-2014-5461</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-01-19T10:51:05Z">b-man</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-01-23T03:32:26Z">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |