CVE-2025-8846
Publication date 11 August 2025
Last updated 19 June 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability has been found in NASM Netwide Assember 2.17rc0. Affected is the function parse_line of the file parser.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why is this CVE low priority?
local machine access is needed
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nasm | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 25.10 questing |
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 | Ignored end of ESM support, was needs-triage |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
4.8 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base score
5.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L