diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
index d00c2e6977..daf00a2d0e 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "libxslt",
     "lighttpd",
     "logrotate",
+    "lua",
     "mariadb",
     "memcached",
     "mysql",
diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/lua.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/lua.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..612bd3cdcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/lua.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+
+"""
+CVE checker for lua
+
+https://www.cvedetails.com/product/28436/?q=LUA
+
+"""
+from cve_bin_tool.checkers import Checker
+
+
+class LuaChecker(Checker):
+    CONTAINS_PATTERNS = [
+        r"PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API \(%s\)",
+        r"-o name  output to file `name' \(default is \"luac.out\"\)",
+    ]
+    FILENAME_PATTERNS = [r"lua"]
+    VERSION_PATTERNS = [r"Lua ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)"]
+    VENDOR_PRODUCT = [("lua", "lua")]
diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/lua50_5.0.3-8_arm64.deb.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/lua50_5.0.3-8_arm64.deb.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/lua51-5.1.5-15.11.x86_64.rpm.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/lua51-5.1.5-15.11.x86_64.rpm.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ac562855c
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diff --git a/test/test_data/lua.py b/test/test_data/lua.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a17c5c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data/lua.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+mapping_test_data = [
+    {
+        "product": "lua",
+        "version": "5.1.5",
+        "version_strings": [
+            "Lua 5.1.5  Copyright (C) 1994-2012 Lua.org, PUC-Rio",
+            "PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (%s)",
+            '-o name  output to file `name\' (default is "luac.out")',
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "product": "lua",
+        "version": "5.0.3",
+        "version_strings": [
+            "Lua 5.0.3  Copyright (C) 1994-2006 Tecgraf, PUC-Rio",
+            "PANIC: unprotected error in call to Lua API (%s)",
+            '-o name  output to file `name\' (default is "luac.out")',
+        ],
+    },
+]
+package_test_data = [
+    {
+        "url": "https://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/opensuse/tumbleweed/repo/oss/x86_64/",
+        "package_name": "lua51-5.1.5-15.11.x86_64.rpm",
+        "product": "lua",
+        "version": "5.1.5",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/universe/l/lua50/",
+        "package_name": "lua50_5.0.3-8_arm64.deb",
+        "product": "lua",
+        "version": "5.0.3",
+    },
+]