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TI-2020-15260 Aliases CVE-2020-24978GHSA-4vwx-p2g9-hr37

In NASM 2.15.04rc3, there is a double-free vulnerability in pp_tokline asm/preproc.c.

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In NASM 2.15.04rc3, there is a double-free vulnerability in pp_tokline asm/preproc.c. This is fixed in commit 8806c3ca007b84accac21dd88b900fb03614ceb7.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0136 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.15.04:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.15.04 rc3VulnerableNASM
  • cpe:2.3:a:nasm:netwide_assembler:2.15.04:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.15.04 rc3 Vulnerable ·NASM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vwx-p2g9-hr37

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-05320 Use after free in NASM CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-05321 Out-of-bounds write in NASM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-05319 Out-of-bounds write in NASM CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01165 Buffer overflow in the error function in preproc.c for NASM 0.98.38 1.2 allows attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-20017 Stack-based buffer over-read in disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash). CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20016 Stack-based buffer over-read in function disasm in nasm 2.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
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Sources

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