Packages
- minetest - Free and open source infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine
Details
It was discovered that Minetest did not properly sanitize the Lua sandbox environment
when using LuaJIT. A malicious mod could escape the sandbox to execute arbitrary code
and gain full file system access on the server. An attacker could use this issue to
compromise the server.
It was discovered that Minetest did not properly sanitize the Lua sandbox environment
when using LuaJIT. A malicious mod could escape the sandbox to execute arbitrary code
and gain full file system access on the server. An attacker could use this issue to
compromise the server.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | minetest-server – 5.6.1+dfsg+~1.9.0mt8+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | minetest-server – 5.4.1+repack-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | minetest-server – 5.1.1+repack-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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