--- lua-5.1.4.orig/src/lvm.c	2007/12/28 15:32:23	2.63.1.3
+++ lua-5.1.4/src/lvm.c	2009/07/01 20:36:59
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 
 void luaV_settable (lua_State *L, const TValue *t, TValue *key, StkId val) {
   int loop;
+  TValue temp;
   for (loop = 0; loop < MAXTAGLOOP; loop++) {
     const TValue *tm;
     if (ttistable(t)) {  /* `t' is a table? */
@@ -152,7 +153,9 @@
       callTM(L, tm, t, key, val);
       return;
     }
-    t = tm;  /* else repeat with `tm' */ 
+    /* else repeat with `tm' */
+    setobj(L, &temp, tm);  /* avoid pointing inside table (may rehash) */
+    t = &temp;
   }
   luaG_runerror(L, "loop in settable");
 }