Lua
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Lua is a powerful, efficient, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. LuaRocks is the package manager for Lua modules.
Install with winget
$ winget install --id DEVCOM.Lua --exact --version 5.4.6Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.
Silent install command for Lua
Lua uses MSI (WiX). The silent install switches are /quiet /norestart.
msiexec.exe /i Lua-5.4.6-win64.msi /quiet /norestart
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Installers · v5.4.6
| Architecture | Type | Scope | Install | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | MSI WiX | - | Direct |
Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.
Security
13 known CVEs via NVD
In Lua 5.4.3, an erroneous finalizer called during a tail call leads to a heap-based buffer over-read.
An issue in the component luaG_runerror of Lua v5.4.4 and below leads to a heap-buffer overflow when a recursive error occurs.
singlevar in lparser.c in Lua from (including) 5.4.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.4 lacks a certain luaK_exp2anyregup call, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read that might affect a system that compiles untrusted Lua code.
Use after free in garbage collector and finalizer of lgc.c in Lua interpreter 5.4.0~5.4.3 allows attackers to perform Sandbox Escape via a crafted script file.
Lua v5.4.3 and above are affected by SEGV by type confusion in funcnamefromcode function in ldebug.c which can cause a local denial of service.
Stack overflow in lua_resume of ldo.c in Lua Interpreter 5.1.0~5.4.4 allows attackers to perform a Denial of Service via a crafted script file.
lgc.c in Lua 5.4.0 mishandles the interaction between barriers and the sweep phase, leading to a memory access violation involving collectgarbage.
ldebug.c in Lua 5.4.0 allows a negation overflow and segmentation fault in getlocal and setlocal, as demonstrated by getlocal(3,2^31).
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Frequently asked questions
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Recent versions
- 5.4.6latest
- 5.4.5
- 5.4.4