diff --git a/cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-remove-debug-log-mech-free.patch b/cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-remove-debug-log-mech-free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b09bd44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-remove-debug-log-mech-free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Forwarded: https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/pull/721
+From: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
+Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:28:40 +0200
+Subject: plugins/digestmd5: Remove debug log "mech free"
+
+The "DIGEST-MD5 common mech free" debug log message is bothering many users.
+It is not really helpful, so drop it.
+
+Fixes #386.
+
+Signed-off-by: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
+---
+ plugins/digestmd5.c | 3 ---
+ 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/plugins/digestmd5.c b/plugins/digestmd5.c
+index c6b54317..be949dce 100644
+--- a/plugins/digestmd5.c
++++ b/plugins/digestmd5.c
+@@ -1762,9 +1762,6 @@ static void digestmd5_common_mech_free(void *glob_context,
+     reauth_cache_t *reauth_cache = my_glob_context->reauth;
+     size_t n;
+ 
+-    utils->log(utils->conn, SASL_LOG_DEBUG,
+-	       "DIGEST-MD5 common mech free");
+- 
+     /* Prevent anybody else from freeing this as well */
+     my_glob_context->reauth = NULL;
+ 
diff --git a/cyrus-sasl.spec b/cyrus-sasl.spec
index 3f023f2..f20fd87 100644
--- a/cyrus-sasl.spec
+++ b/cyrus-sasl.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary: The Cyrus SASL library
 Name: cyrus-sasl
 Version: 2.1.27
-Release: 21%{?dist}
+Release: 22%{?dist}
 License: BSD with advertising
 URL: https://www.cyrusimap.org/sasl/
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Patch108: cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-Migration-from-BerkeleyDB.patch
 Patch500: cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-coverity.patch
 Patch501: cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-cumulative-digestmd5.patch
 Patch502: cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-cumulative-ossl3.patch
+Patch503: cyrus-sasl-2.1.27-remove-debug-log-mech-free.patch
 
 Patch900: 0001-CVE-2022-24407-Escape-password-for-SQL-insert-update.patch
 
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ the GS2 authentication scheme.
 %patch500 -p1 -b .coverity
 %patch501 -p1 -b .digestmd5
 %patch502 -p1 -b .ossl3
+%patch503 -p1 -b .logspam
 %patch900 -p1 -b .CVE-2022-24407
 
 %build
@@ -401,6 +403,9 @@ getent passwd %{username} >/dev/null || useradd -r -g %{username} -d %{homedir}
 %{_sbindir}/sasl2-shared-mechlist
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 28 2025 Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com> - 2.1.27-22
+- Remove debug log spam in digestmd5 plugin (RHEL-82172)
+
 * Mon Aug  1 2022 Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com> - 2.1.27-21
 - Fix memleak