diff --git a/ldump.c b/ldump.c
index f848b669..f231691b 100644
--- a/ldump.c
+++ b/ldump.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "lprefix.h"
 
 
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #include "lua.h"
@@ -55,8 +56,11 @@ static void dumpByte (DumpState *D, int y) {
 }
 
 
-/* dumpInt Buff Size */
-#define DIBS    ((sizeof(size_t) * 8 / 7) + 1)
+/*
+** 'dumpSize' buffer size: each byte can store up to 7 bits. (The "+6"
+** rounds up the division.)
+*/
+#define DIBS    ((sizeof(size_t) * CHAR_BIT + 6) / 7)
 
 static void dumpSize (DumpState *D, size_t x) {
   lu_byte buff[DIBS];
diff --git a/lundump.c b/lundump.c
index aba93f82..02aed64f 100644
--- a/lundump.c
+++ b/lundump.c
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ static void loadDebug (LoadState *S, Proto *f) {
     f->locvars[i].endpc = loadInt(S);
   }
   n = loadInt(S);
+  if (n != 0)  /* does it have debug information? */
+    n = f->sizeupvalues;  /* must be this many */
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
     f->upvalues[i].name = loadStringN(S, f);
 }
diff --git a/testes/calls.lua b/testes/calls.lua
index a1938584..2d562a24 100644
--- a/testes/calls.lua
+++ b/testes/calls.lua
@@ -342,6 +342,20 @@ do   -- another bug (in 5.4.0)
 end
 
 
+do   -- another bug (since 5.2)
+  -- corrupted binary dump: list of upvalue names is larger than number
+  -- of upvalues, overflowing the array of upvalues.
+  local code =
+   "\x1b\x4c\x75\x61\x54\x00\x19\x93\x0d\x0a\x1a\x0a\x04\x08\x08\x78\x56\z
+    \x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x28\x77\x40\x00\x86\x40\z
+    \x74\x65\x6d\x70\x81\x81\x01\x00\x02\x82\x48\x00\x02\x00\xc7\x00\x01\z
+    \x00\x80\x80\x80\x82\x00\x00\x80\x81\x82\x78\x80\x82\x81\x86\x40\x74\z
+    \x65\x6d\x70"
+
+  assert(load(code))   -- segfaults in previous versions
+end
+
+
 x = string.dump(load("x = 1; return x"))
 a = assert(load(read1(x), nil, "b"))
 assert(a() == 1 and _G.x == 1)