USN-8262-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8262-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8262-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8262-1
Upstream
Published
2026-05-08T09:09:03Z
Modified
2026-05-11T11:02:34.451525182Z
Summary
lua5.1 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the Lua parser incorrectly handled garbage collection when processing specially crafted Lua scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / lua5.1

Package

Name
lua5.1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lua5.1@5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

5.*
5.1.5-8
5.1.5-8ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "liblua5.1-0",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "lua5.1",
            "binary_version": "5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8262-1.json"