========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3941-1 April 08, 2019
lua5.3 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Lua could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted script. Software Description: - lua5.3: Simple, extensible, embeddable programming language Details: Fady Othman discovered that Lua incorrectly handled certain scripts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: lua5.3 5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: lua5.3 5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: lua5.3 5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3941-1 CVE-2019-6706 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lua5.3/5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lua5.3/5.3.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lua5.3/5.3.1-1ubuntu2.1
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