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
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
GNU GNU SASL
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 2.2.3affected
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 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00007.html ↗