TI-2023-15291 Aliases CVE-2023-31972 GHSA-6x4f-2mq8-x8gv

yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function pp_getline at…

MEDIUM 58CWE-416Published 2023-05-09 · Updated 2025-01-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function pp_getline at /nasm/nasm-pp.c. Note: Multiple third parties dispute this as a bug and not a vulnerability according to the YASM security policy.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tortall:yasm:1.3.0:::::::*	1.3.0	Vulnerable	Tortall

cpe:2.3:a:tortall:yasm:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Tortall

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-31972
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6x4f-2mq8-x8gv

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/209

TI-2023-15292 yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-27964 A memory leak issue discovered in YASM v.1.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2023-15293 yasm v1.3.0 was discovered to contain a use after free via the function error at… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2021-12877 An issue was discovered in yasm version 1.3.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2021-12876 An issue was discovered in yasm version 1.3.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2021-12875 An issue was discovered in yasm version 1.3.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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Sources

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