LuaTeX up to 1.16.x Socket Library privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LuaTeX up to 1.16.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Socket Library. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32668. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LuaTeX up to 1.16.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Socket Library. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 enables the socket library by default.

The weakness was shared 05/11/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32668 since 05/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209907 (Debian dla-3941 : libkpathsea-dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.17.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209907) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-36911). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 209907
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3941 : libkpathsea-dev - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LuaTeX 1.17.0

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05/11/2023 🔍
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01/03/2026 +968 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.lisn.upsaclay.fr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32668 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228779
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2023 08:58
Updated: 01/03/2026 10:10
Changes: 05/11/2023 08:58 (38), 06/07/2023 14:27 (10), 10/31/2024 05:29 (16), 01/27/2025 18:40 (9), 01/03/2026 10:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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