Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8925 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in SASL double-free. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps curl/curl (generic), curl/curl (generic), curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps curl/curl (generic), curl/curl (generic), curl/curl (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| curl/curlgeneric | >=8.15.0 <8.16.1 || >=8.17.0 <8.20.1 | 8.16.1, 8.20.1 |
| curl/curlgeneric | >=ab650379a8c25ca952f651476d25b4cdd77bb3fc <3da249e1f0716c06644ed3522a37a8bf81808012 | 3da249e1f0716c06644ed3522a37a8bf81808012 |
| curl/curlgeneric | 8.20.0 || 8.19.0 || 8.18.0 || 8.17.0 || 8.16.0 || 8.15.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 3, 2026
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.
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