Description
Format string vulnerability in the osLogMsg function in server/os/aulog.c in Network Audio System (NAS) 1.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in unspecified vectors, related to syslog.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nas | 1.9.3-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | nas | 1.9.3-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | nas | 1.9.3-6 | — |
| Debian 7 | nas | 1.9.3-5wheezy1 | DSA-2771-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | nas | 1.9.2-4squeeze1 | DSA-2771-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2771-1 nas - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 61852 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20130819 Re: CVE Request : NAS v1.9.3 multiple Vulnerabilites mailing-list
- [nas] 20130807 nas: Multiple Vulnerabilities in nas 1.9.3 mailing-list
- [nas] 20130808 nas: Multiple Vulnerabilities in nas 1.9.3 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20130816 CVE Request : NAS v1.9.3 multiple Vulnerabilites mailing-list
- DSA-2771 vendor-advisory
- [nas-commits] 20120122 SF.net SVN: nas:[285] trunk/server/os/aulog.c mailing-list