A heap-based buffer overflow was reported in the "paste_tokens()" function in asm/preproc.c of nasm. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a crash or, possible, execute arbitrary code by tricking a user to process a specially crafted file using nasm. External references: Upstream bug report: https://bugzilla.nasm.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3392415 Patch: http://repo.or.cz/nasm.git/blobdiff/20d9c86eb1e088efe0093b31f6fb0952971566f1..f9ec5bbd2af6ff5276f1fd5ab52df4ed7b096344:/asm/preproc.c
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.