NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nasm package, versions <2.15.02-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NASM-455315
  • published24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed24 Jul 2019

Introduced: 24 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-14248  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable nasm to version 2.15.02-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nasm package and not the nasm package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

In libnasm.a in Netwide Assembler (NASM) 2.14.xx, asm/pragma.c allows a NULL pointer dereference in process_pragma, search_pragma_list, and nasm_set_limit when "%pragma limit" is mishandled.