# CVE-2022-33099: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://github.com/lua/lua/commit/42d40581dd919fb134c07027ca1ce0844c670daf
- https://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2022-05/msg00035.html
- https://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2022-05/msg00042.html
- https://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2022-05/msg00073.html
- https://www.lua.org/bugs.html#Lua-stack%20overflow%20when%20C%20stack%20overflows%20while%20handling%20an%20error:~:text=Lua-stack%20overflow%20when%20C%20stack%20overflows%20while%20handling%20an%20error
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RJNJ66IFDUKWJJZXHGOLRGIA3HWWC36R/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHYZOEFDVLVAD6EEP4CDW6DNONIVVHPA/

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