Ubuntu alert USN-8858-1 (libauthen-sasl-perl)

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[USN-8858-1] Authen::SASL vulnerability
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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:39:33 +0000
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==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8858-1
September 30, 2026

libauthen-sasl-perl vulnerability
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Authen::SASL could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- libauthen-sasl-perl: Perl library for performing SASL authentication

Details:

It was discovered that Authen::SASL, a Perl authentication library, did
not properly validate login attempts. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to gain unauthorized access.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.2000-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1700-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1600-1.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1600-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1600-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1600-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libauthen-sasl-perl             2.1500-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8858-1
  CVE-2026-86219

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libauthen-sasl-perl/...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libauthen-sasl-perl/...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libauthen-sasl-perl/...


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