USN-8732-1

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8732-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8732-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8732-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2026-09-07T10:31:04Z
Modified
2026-09-08T12:40:42Z
Summary
minetest vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Minetest did not properly sanitize the Lua sandbox environment when using LuaJIT. A malicious mod could escape the sandbox to execute arbitrary code and gain full file system access on the server. An attacker could use this issue to compromise the server.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / minetest

Package

Name
minetest
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minetest?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*
5.0.1+repack-2
5.1.0+repack-1
5.1.1+repack-1
5.1.1+repack-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-data",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-server",
            "binary_version": "5.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-41196",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8732-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / minetest

Package

Name
minetest
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minetest?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.4.1+repack-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*
5.3.0+repack-2.1
5.4.1+repack-2
5.4.1+repack-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest",
            "binary_version": "5.4.1+repack-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-data",
            "binary_version": "5.4.1+repack-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-server",
            "binary_version": "5.4.1+repack-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-41196",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8732-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / minetest

Package

Name
minetest
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minetest?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-2build1
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-3
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4build2
5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-data",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "minetest-server",
            "binary_version": "5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-41196",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8732-1.json"