CVE catalog

CVE-2022-33099

lua5.1: CVE-2022-33099

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Jul 1, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.84% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue in the component luaG_runerror of Lua v5.4.4 and below leads to a heap-buffer overflow when a recursive error occurs.

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	lua5.1	sid	`5.1.5-12`	not affected
Debian	lua5.1	forky	`5.1.5-12`	not affected
Debian	lua5.1	trixie	`5.1.5-11`	not affected
Debian	lua5.1	bookworm	`5.1.5-9`	not affected
Debian	lua5.2	sid	`5.2.4-4`	not affected
Debian	lua5.2	forky	`5.2.4-4`	not affected
Debian	lua5.2	trixie	`5.2.4-3`	not affected
Debian	lua5.2	bookworm	`5.2.4-3`	not affected
Debian	lua5.3	sid	`5.3.6-4`	not affected
Debian	lua5.3	forky	`5.3.6-4`	not affected
Debian	lua5.3	trixie	`5.3.6-2`	not affected
Debian	lua5.3	bookworm	`5.3.6-2`	not affected
Debian	lua5.4	sid	`5.4.9-1`	fixed
Debian	lua5.4	forky	`5.4.9-1`	fixed
Debian	lua5.4	trixie	`5.4.7-1`	fixed
Debian	lua5.4	bookworm	`5.4.4-3+deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	lua5.4	pro	`5.4.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lua5.4	pro	`5.4.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lua5.4	pro	`5.4.4-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	lua5.4	pro	`5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	lua5.1	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.1	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.1	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.1	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.2	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.2	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.2	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.2	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.3	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.3	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.3	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.3	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lua5.4	source	sid	`5.4.4-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1014935]
Debian	lua5.4	source	forky	`5.4.4-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1014935]
Debian	lua5.4	source	trixie	`5.4.4-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1014935]
Debian	lua5.4	source	bookworm	`5.4.4-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1014935]
Ubuntu	lua5.4	deb	pro	`5.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-33099	Not reported

[Debian bug #1014935]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[liblua5.1-0]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.1]
Details (2)
- 5.1.5-9 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
- 5.1.5-9 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.1-0-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.1]
Details (2)
- 5.1.5-9 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
- 5.1.5-9 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.1-0-dev]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.1]
Details (2)
- 5.1.5-9 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
- 5.1.5-9 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.2-0]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.2]
Details (2)
- 5.2.4-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
- 5.2.4-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.2-dev]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.2]
Details (2)
- 5.2.4-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
- 5.2.4-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.3-0]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.3]
Details (2)
- 5.3.6-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
- 5.3.6-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.3-0-dbg]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.3]
Details (2)
- 5.3.6-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
- 5.3.6-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.3-dev]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.3]
Details (2)
- 5.3.6-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
- 5.3.6-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.4-0]Fixed
Source package: [lua5.4]
Details (2)
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.4-0-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [lua5.4]
Details (2)
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
[liblua5.4-dev]Fixed
Source package: [lua5.4]
Details (2)
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.1]Not affected
Details (2)
- 5.1.5-9 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
- 5.1.5-9 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.1-doc]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.1]
Details (2)
- 5.1.5-9 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
- 5.1.5-9 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.1 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.2]Not affected
Details (2)
- 5.2.4-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
- 5.2.4-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.2-doc]Not affected
Source package: [lua5.2]
Details (2)
- 5.2.4-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
- 5.2.4-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.2 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.3]Not affected
Details (2)
- 5.3.6-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
- 5.3.6-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lua5.3 · debian · bookworm
[lua5.4]Fixed
Details (2)
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm
- 5.4.4-3+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 5.4.4-3
  dsa · lua5.4 · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:27:51 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]