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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2026-19888

NULL pointer dereference in SCRAM client-final-message parsing in PgBouncer

Description

Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the process. A malformed message can make the parser report success while leaving a required value unset, which is then dereferenced as a NULL pointer. The crash occurs before any credential is verified, so no valid account is required. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, this terminates every pooled connection.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

n/a PgBouncer

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to ≤ 1.25.2affected

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