| Name | CVE-2023-38668 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nasm (PTS) | bullseye | 2.15.05-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.16.01-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.16.03-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nasm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392811
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact