# Garry's Mod January 2024 Patch 2

- Product: Garry's Mod (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/garry-s-mod)
- Vendor: Facepunch Studios
- Date: 2024-01-19
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4000/view/3978434439896526699
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/garry-s-mod/releases/2024-01-19-january-2024-patch-2

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- **security** — Made Entity.PhysicsInitMultiConvex throw type errors when given invalid input
- **removed** — Removed unused DLLs from game's folder - bugreporter.dll, sixense.dll, headtrack_oculus.dll
- **fixed** — Shutdown HTML after VGUI to fix a rare crash on game exit
- **changed** — Made the BSP whitelist case insensitive
- **security** — Blocked access to .db files via the file library
- **added** — Made GM:OnLuaError available on client and server
- **fixed** — Made LuaMesh.BuildFromTriangles correctly modify the mesh when used on an already generated mesh with matching vertex count
- **security** — Added safeguards against malformed .gma files
- **security** — Added overflow/underflow safeguards to render.Push/PopRenderTarget functions
- **security** — Fixed several security issues reported on HackerOne
- **fixed** — Fixed crash with npc_satchel
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when trying to push a NULL ITexture
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when failing to create a fish entity
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when failing to create child entities for point_spotlight
- **fixed** — Fixed crashes when failing to create entities for fire entity
- **fixed** — Fixed Gravity Gun leaking material reference count
- **fixed** — Fixed crashes with deleting ai_network entity
- **changed** — Bumped insane reference count threshold 10x
- **fixed** — Fixed crashes with NPC nodes after cleaning up the map

Hello everyone,

We are releasing a small patch today with some security fixes. Servers and clients are recommended to update as soon as possible.

The changelog is as follows:

-  Made Entity.PhysicsInitMultiConvex throw type errors when given invalid input

-  Removed unused DLLs from game's folder - bugreporter.dll, sixense.dll, headtrack_oculus.dll

-  Shutdown HTML after VGUI - hopefully fixes a rare crash on game exit

-  Made the BSP whitelist case insensitive

-  Blocked access to .db files via the file library

-  Made GM:OnLuaError available on client and server

-  Made LuaMesh.BuildFromTriangles correctly modify the mesh when used on an already generated mesh - This is now only permitted when the vertex count matches between existing mesh, and the new mesh.

-  Added safeguards against malformed .gma files

-  Added overflow/underflow safeguards to render.Push/PopRenderTarget functions

-  Fixed several security issues reported on HackerOne

January 22 Update:

-  Fixed crash with npc_satchel

-  Fixed crash when try to push a NULL ITexture

-  Fixed a crash when failing to create a fish entity

-  Fixed a crash when failing to create child ents for point_spotlight

-  Fixed crashes when failing to create entities for fire entity

-  Fixed Gravity Gun leaking material reference count

-  Fixed crashes with deleting ai_network entity

-  Bumped "insane reference count" threshold 10x

January 23 Update:

-  Fixed crashes with NPC nodes after cleaning up the map