
CVE catalog
CVE-2020-15890
luajit: CVE-2020-15890
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.13% · Oct 25, 2026
LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | luajit | sid | 2.1.0+openresty20251030-1 | fixed |
| Debian | luajit | forky | 2.1.0+openresty20251030-1 | fixed |
| Debian | luajit | trixie | 2.1.0+openresty20250117-2 | fixed |
| Debian | luajit | bookworm | 2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | luajit | 3.13 | 2.2.0-r3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | luajit | pro | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | pro | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | pro | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-5.1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 22.04 | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 22.04 | 2.1.0~beta3+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | luajit | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | luajit | source | sid | 2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [966148] |
| Debian | luajit | source | forky | 2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [966148] |
| Debian | luajit | source | trixie | 2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [966148] |
| Debian | luajit | source | bookworm | 2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2 | unimportant | Not reported | [966148] |
| Alpine | luajit | apk | 3.13 | 2.2.0-r3 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2020-15890 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | luajit | deb | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15890 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | luajit | deb | 16.04 | 2.0.4+dfsg-1+deb9u1build0.16.04.1 | Not reported | USN-4501-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libluajit-5.1-2]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (2)
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
- [libluajit-5.1-common]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (2)
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
- [libluajit-5.1-dev]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (2)
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
- [luajit]Fixed
Details (2)
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
2.1.0~beta3+git20220320+dfsg-4.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · bookworm; dsa · luajit · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libluajit-5.1-2]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (4)
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
- [libluajit-5.1-common]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (4)
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· all · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
- [libluajit-5.1-dev]Fixed
Source package: [luajit]
Details (4)
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
- [luajit]Fixed
Details (4)
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20250117-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· amd64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
2.1.0+openresty20251030-1~bpo13+1· arm64 · trixie-backportsFixed · Fixed:
2.1.0~beta3+git20210112+dfsg-2dsa · luajit · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:3172]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2020-15890]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15890]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2296-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15890]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4501-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15890]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]