CVE-2026-43981

Published: Mag 26, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 26, 2026
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HIGH 8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to 1.17.6, in engine/luahandler.go, the sync.RWMutex protecting LoadCommonFunctions is released before L.Push() and L.PCall() execute. Since gopher-lua's LState is explicitly not goroutine-safe, concurrent requests race on the shared state causing Lua VM corruption. The Go race detector confirms this immediately under modest concurrency (ab -n 1000 -c 100). This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.6.

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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Confidentiality Integrity Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other) Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Instability Read Files Or Directories Read Application Data Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Bypass Protection Mechanism
Applicable Platforms
Languages: C, C++, Java
Technologies: Mobile, ICS/OT
Likelihood of Exploit: Medium
View CWE Details
https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/issues/172
https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/issues/172
https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/security/advisories/GHS…
https://github.com/xyproto/algernon/security/advisories/GHSA-rr2f-4wrm-h6rg