#1133375 nasm: CVE-2026-6067

Package:
src:nasm
Source:
src:nasm
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-04-12 15:21:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1133375#5
Date:
2026-04-12 15:19:57 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for nasm.

CVE-2026-6067[0]:
| A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Netwide Assembler
| (NASM) due to a lack of bounds checking in the obj_directive()
| function. This vulnerability can be exploited by a user assembling a
| malicious .asm file, potentially leading to heap memory corruption,
| denial of service (crash), and arbitrary code execution.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6067
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6067
[1] https://github.com/netwide-assembler/nasm/issues/203

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore