# CVE-2021-44647: Lua v5.4.3 and above are affected by SEGV by type confusion in funcnamefromcode function in ldebug.c which can cause a local denial of servi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-01-11 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Lua v5.4.3 and above are affected by SEGV by type confusion in funcnamefromcode function in ldebug.c which can cause a local denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00195.html
- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2021-11/msg00204.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3EMGAQ5Y6GXJLY4K5DUOOEQT4MZ4J4F/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-44647
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-23

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