LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240626 have a…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-121Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240626 have a stack-buffer-overflow in lj_strfmt_wfnum in lj_strfmt_num.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00599 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvfg-m24j-r4pm
References
More Luajit vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16619 LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240314 have an out-of-bounds read… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-16618 LuaJIT through 2.1 and OpenRusty luajit2 before v2.1-20240314 have an unsinking of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13994 In LuaJIT through 2.0.5, as used in Moonjit before 2.1.2 and other products… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-12508 LuaJit through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read because __gc handler frame traversal is mishandled. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-14916 LuaJIT through 2.1.0-beta3 has an out-of-bounds read in lj_err_run in lj_err.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-25176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvfg-m24j-r4pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-25176 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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