CVE-2024-25178
It was discovered that LuaJIT incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- LuaJIT incorrectly handles certain inputs, potentially leading to a crash or arbitrary code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of LuaJIT are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the potential for denial of service and remote code execution.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of LuaJIT.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.54% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 42% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- unknownUSN-8544-1: LuaJIT vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-14
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