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USN-8248-1: NASM vulnerabilities

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2023-31722) in NASM could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted input. Additionally, memory allocation issues (CVE-2021-33450, CVE-2021-33452) could lead to excessive resource consumption and a denial of service, specifically affecting Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The article does not provide CVSS scores, specific affected version ranges, fixed versions, or workarounds for these vulnerabilities.
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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)

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