CVE-2026-8925
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up cleaning up the GSASL context *twice* without clearing the pointer in between, making it `free()` the same pointer twice.
How to fix CVE-2026-8925
To remediate CVE-2026-8925, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/curl—upgrade to 8.21.0-r0 or later
Is CVE-2026-8925 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 8.15.0, < 8.21.0-r0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |