UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8844
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844
Upstream
Published
2025-08-11T12:15:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:24:03Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.11.06-1really2.11.05-1
2.11.08-1
2.11.08-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.11.08-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.13.01-2
2.13.02-0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.13.02-0.1"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.14.02-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.14.02-1"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.16.03-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.16.03-1"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.16.03-1
3.*
3.01-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "3.01-1"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.15.05-1
2.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.15.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
nasm

Package

Name
nasm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nasm?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.16.01-1
2.16.01-1build1
2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nasm",
            "binary_version": "2.16.01-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "localhost access is needed"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8844.json"