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Gentoo: GLSA-201903-19 High: NASM Remote Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws in NASM might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Ensure to update your Gentoo system for enhanced protection.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NASM, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NASM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity security issue gentoo code execution remote execution nasm

Resolution

All NASM users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/nasm-2.14.02"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-10686 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10686 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-11111 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11111 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-14228 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14228

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-19
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: NASM: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 28, 2019
Bugs: #635358, #659550, #670884
ID: 201903-19

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity security issue gentoo code execution remote execution nasm

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NASM, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

NASM is a 80x86 assembler that has been created for portability and modularity. NASM supports Pentium, P6, SSE MMX, and 3DNow extensions. It also supports a wide range of objects formats (ELF, a.out, COFF, etc), and has its own disassembler.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/nasm < 2.14.02 >= 2.14.02

Impact

===== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.