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.
Problem types
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Product status
Any version before 2.2.3
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/06/msg00007.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00002.html
codeberg.org/...mit/da9b5ae2962b014879e4a406c3b38f25aa70e97a
lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00182.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gsasl/2026-05/msg00000.html