Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-24978
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the nasm package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In NASM 2.15.04rc3, there is a double-free vulnerability in pp_tokline asm/preproc.c. This is fixed in commit 8806c3ca007b84accac21dd88b900fb03614ceb7.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nasm | 2.15.04-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24978 |
| Debian:13 | nasm | 2.15.04-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24978 |
| Debian:14 | nasm | 2.15.04-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24978 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392712 x_refsource_MISC