Name: CVE-2021-33450: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-33450, CWE-401, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00328

An issue was discovered in NASM version 2.16rc0. There are memory leaks in nasm_calloc() in nasmlib/alloc.c.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	No solution exists	May 15, 2025	Jul 26, 2022
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jul 26, 2022
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade nasm (Ubuntu Pro)	May 7, 2026	Jul 26, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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