CVE-2025-8844
Publication date 11 August 2025
Last updated 13 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
A vulnerability was determined in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. This vulnerability affects the function parse_smacro_template of the file preproc.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why is this CVE low priority?
localhost access is needed
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nasm | 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.3 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8844
- https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392936
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/10TSdMErFTBtLFIwfh_fia635cmtmFuei/view?usp=drive_link
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319378
- https://vuldb.com/?id.319378
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.623187
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.623196
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.623198