========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8248-1 May 07, 2026
nasm vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in NASM.
Software Description:
- nasm: Netwide Assembler
Details:
Daisy Chen discovered that NASM was vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow
when handling certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause NASM to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-31722)
It was discovered that NASM incorrectly handled memory allocation.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause NASM to use
excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-33452, CVE-2021-33450)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
nasm 2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
nasm 2.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8248-1
CVE-2021-33450, CVE-2021-33452, CVE-2023-31722
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