CVE-2020-24370 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-24370: ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 allows a negation overflow and segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal, as demonstrated by getlocal(3,2^31).

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-24370 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

lua5.3→ fixed in5.3.3-1.1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.3
```
lua5.4→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.4
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

lua5.3→ fixed in5.3.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.3
```
lua5.4→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.4
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

lua5.3→ fixed in5.3.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.3
```
lua5.4→ fixed in5.4.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y lua5.4
```

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