[USN-8262-1] Lua vulnerability

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8262-1 May 08, 2026 lua5.1 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Lua could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - lua5.1: Lua is an embeddable scripting language Details: It was discovered that the Lua parser incorrectly handled garbage collection when processing specially crafted Lua scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS liblua5.1-0 5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro lua5.1 5.1.5-8ubuntu1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8262-1 CVE-2025-49844