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Posted on 14 May 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6271-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : gsasl
CVE ID : not yet available
It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the DIGEST-MD5 parser
of the GNU SASL library could result in denial of service.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2.0-1+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.2-1.1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your gsasl packages.
For the detailed security status of gsasl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gsasl
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
