CVE-2024-22653
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the...
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-20186
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
EUVD-2024-20186- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qgwh-9j3v-m669
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the...
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
GHSA-qgwh-9j3v-m669- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2024-22653
4.8
- Record
BELL-CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-22653
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2025-1639
4.8
yasm security update
Yasm is a complete rewrite of the NASM assembler under the “new” BSD License.
Security Fix(es):
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.(CVE-2024-22653)
- Record
OESA-2025-1639- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-22653
4.8
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-22653- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-64242 No score
CVE-2024-22653 affecting package yasm for versions less than 1.3.0-17
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
AZL-64242- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-64274 No score
CVE-2024-22653 affecting package yasm for versions less than 1.3.0-17
yasm commit 9defefae was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the yasm_section_bcs_append function at section.c.
- Record
AZL-64274- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yasmAzure Linux:2 |
before 1.3.0-17 | 1.3.0-17 |
yasmAzure Linux:3 |
before 1.3.0-17 | 1.3.0-17 |
yasmAlpaquita:23 |
1.3.0-r3 and later | None known |
yasmAlpaquita:stream |
1.3.0-r2 and later | None known |
yasmDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-41.3.0-51.3.0-61.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3 |
before 1.3.0-14.oe2203sp3 | 1.3.0-14.oe2203sp3 |
yasmopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 1.3.0-14.oe2203sp4 | 1.3.0-14.oe2203sp4 |
yasmopenEuler:24.03-LTS |
before 1.3.0-14.oe2403sp1 | 1.3.0-14.oe2403sp1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yasmopenEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1 |
before 1.3.0-14.oe2403sp1 | 1.3.0-14.oe2403sp1 |
yasmopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4 |
before 1.3.0-14.oe2003sp4 | 1.3.0-14.oe2003sp4 |
yasmUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-21.3.0-2build1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2build11.3.0-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-2.1 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-4 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-51.3.0-7 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-8 |
None known |
yasmUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.0-71.3.0-8 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-22653 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Yasm Project Yasm, published May 29, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in yasm 1.3.0-17.
References
github.com/yasm/yasm/issues/247
gist.github.com/TimChan2001/03e5792b15d0a34bfaad970e37c17660
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22653
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgwh-9j3v-m669
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2024-22653
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-22653
openeuler.org/zh/security/security-bulletins/detail?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1639
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-22653
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22653