CVE-2022-44368

nasm: null pointer dereference in obj_directive in output/outobj.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 20, 2022

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in nasm's obj_directive() function in output/outobj.c file. This flaw allows a local attacker to pass a specially crafted malicious input file, causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference