Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PgBouncer | ≤ 1.25.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pgbouncer | 1.26.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pgbouncer | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | pgbouncer | 1.26.0-0.1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:70698 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | pgbouncer | 1.26.0-1 | — |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:70698 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 25, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3529 PgBouncer: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 23, 2026