LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luatex | Luatex_project | 1.04 (including) | 1.16.2 (excluding) |
| Miktex | Miktex | 2.9.6300 (including) | 23.5 (excluding) |
| Tex_live | Tug | 2017 (including) | 2023 (excluding) |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Texlive-bin | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-29.el8_8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-15.el8_1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-15.el8_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-15.el8_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-15.el8_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-21.el8_4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-21.el8_4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-21.el8_4 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | RedHat | texlive-7:20180414-26.el8_6 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | texlive-9:20200406-26.el9_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | RedHat | texlive-9:20200406-26.el9_0 | * |