CVE-2025-26205 – Lua Debug Library Out-of-Bounds Read

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-26205 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution
of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may
impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Rejected
    by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified
    by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Tag MITRE: disputed
    Changed Description Lua 5.4.7, when the debug library is used, has a out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in mainpositionTV in ltable.c. NOTE: this is disputed because the documentation states “when using [the debug] library … its functions violate basic assumptions about Lua code (e.g., that … Lua programs do not crash).” Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.
    Removed Reference MITRE: https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/lua-l/c/CmoRk8AAjX0
  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag disputed
    Added Description Lua 5.4.7, when the debug library is used, has a out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in mainpositionTV in ltable.c. NOTE: this is disputed because the documentation states “when using [the debug] library … its functions violate basic assumptions about Lua code (e.g., that … Lua programs do not crash).”
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/lua-l/c/CmoRk8AAjX0
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