Name: CVE-2026-48829: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-48829, CWE-476, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.0063

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade gsasl	May 25, 2026	May 25, 2026
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libgsasl18Upgrade gsasl	Jun 2, 2026	Jun 1, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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