Description
Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14rc15 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function find_label in asm/labels.c that will lead to a DoS attack.
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 | nasm | 2.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nasm | 2.14-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nasm | 2.14-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | nasm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | nasm | No fix yet | — |