NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting nasm package, versions <2.14.02-3.4.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
4.5% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-NASM-2709335
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Jul 2020

Introduced: 6 Jul 2020

CVE-2018-16517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 nasm to version 2.14.02-3.4.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

asm/labels.c in Netwide Assembler (NASM) is prone to NULL Pointer Dereference, which allows the attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1