--- /dev/null
+From 89aee84cbc9224f638f3b7951b306d2ee8ecb71e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br>
+Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:30:12 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixed bug in 'lua_upvaluejoin'
+
+Bug-fix: joining an upvalue with itself could cause a use-after-free
+crash.
+---
+ src/lapi.c | 12 +++++------
+ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/src/lapi.c
++++ b/src/lapi.c
+@@ -1254,13 +1254,12 @@ LUA_API const char *lua_setupvalue (lua_
+ }
+
+
+-static UpVal **getupvalref (lua_State *L, int fidx, int n, LClosure **pf) {
++static UpVal **getupvalref (lua_State *L, int fidx, int n) {
+ LClosure *f;
+ StkId fi = index2addr(L, fidx);
+ api_check(L, ttisLclosure(fi), "Lua function expected");
+ f = clLvalue(fi);
+ api_check(L, (1 <= n && n <= f->p->sizeupvalues), "invalid upvalue index");
+- if (pf) *pf = f;
+ return &f->upvals[n - 1]; /* get its upvalue pointer */
+ }
+
+@@ -1269,7 +1268,7 @@ LUA_API void *lua_upvalueid (lua_State *
+ StkId fi = index2addr(L, fidx);
+ switch (ttype(fi)) {
+ case LUA_TLCL: { /* lua closure */
+- return *getupvalref(L, fidx, n, NULL);
++ return *getupvalref(L, fidx, n);
+ }
+ case LUA_TCCL: { /* C closure */
+ CClosure *f = clCvalue(fi);
+@@ -1286,9 +1285,10 @@ LUA_API void *lua_upvalueid (lua_State *
+
+ LUA_API void lua_upvaluejoin (lua_State *L, int fidx1, int n1,
+ int fidx2, int n2) {
+- LClosure *f1;
+- UpVal **up1 = getupvalref(L, fidx1, n1, &f1);
+- UpVal **up2 = getupvalref(L, fidx2, n2, NULL);
++ UpVal **up1 = getupvalref(L, fidx1, n1);
++ UpVal **up2 = getupvalref(L, fidx2, n2);
++ if (*up1 == *up2)
++ return;
+ luaC_upvdeccount(L, *up1);
+ *up1 = *up2;
+ (*up1)->refcount++;