NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting pgbouncer package, versions <0:1.26.0-0.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PGBOUNCER-20129683
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-19888  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 pgbouncer to version 0:1.26.0-0.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:70698.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pgbouncer package and not the pgbouncer package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Missing validation of a mandatory attribute in the SCRAM client-final-message parser in PgBouncer through 1.25.2 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the process. A malformed message can make the parser report success while leaving a required value unset, which is then dereferenced as a NULL pointer. The crash occurs before any credential is verified, so no valid account is required. Because PgBouncer serves all clients from a single process, this terminates every pooled connection.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1