Findings

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 token with no accompanying = character.

Published May 24, 2026 · updated Jul 23, 2026

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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48829

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-48829

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-48829 · ZeroDay Findings