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CVE-2026-48829PATCHED
gnu · gnu sasl

CVE-2026-48829: In GNU SASL before 2.2.3, DIGEST-MD5 has a NULL pointer dereference affecting both clients and servers, via a known toke

Description

In GNU SASL before 2.2.3, DIGEST-MD5 has a NULL pointer dereference affecting both clients and servers, via a known token with no accompanying = character. This occurs in lib/digest-md5/getsubopt.c.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
gnugnu sasl0

References

  • https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00002.html
  • https://codeberg.org/gsasl/gsasl/commit/da9b5ae2962b014879e4a406c3b38f25aa70e97a
  • https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00182.html
  • https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00000.html

Related News (1 articles)

Tier C
VulDB23d ago
CVE-2026-48829 | GNU SASL up to 2.2.2 DIGEST-MD5 getsubopt.c null pointer dereference
→ No new info (linked only)
CVSS 3.17.5 HIGH
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA KEV❌ No
Actively exploited❌ No
Patch available
2.2.3
CWECWE-476
PublishedMay 24, 2026
Last enriched23d agov2
Tags
problematic
Trending Score3
Source articles1
Independent1
Info Completeness9/14
Missing: epss, kev, exploit, iocs, mitre_attack

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Verification

State: unverified
Confidence: 0%

Vulnerability Timeline

CVE Published
May 24, 2026
Discovered by ZDM
May 24, 2026
Updated: affectedVersions, severity, tags
May 24, 2026
Patch Available
Jun 5, 2026

Version History

v2
Last enriched 23d ago
v2Tier C23d ago

Updated affected versions to include 2.2.2, changed severity to MEDIUM, and noted that there is no available exploit.

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