Findings

CVE-2026-6068

NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and lat…

Published Apr 10, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · nasm netwide assembler

NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.

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  1. Apr 10, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or remote code execution.

Affected

  • cpe nasm/netwide assembler3.02

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6068

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6068

    NASM contains a heap use after free vulnerability in response file (-@) processing where a dangling pointer to freed memory is stored in the global depend_file and later dereferenced, as the response-file buffer is freed before the pointer is used, allowing for data corruption or

    nvd.nist.gov

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