CVE-2026-44317
MEDIUM
6,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == '1' (enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation) and whose medComponents entries supply an afAppId but NO AfRoutReq. The create path then calls provisioningOfTrafficRoutingInfo(smPolicy, appID, routeReq, ...) with routeReq == nil and dereferences routeReq.RouteToLocs (and other fields) without a nil check, causing runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
476
NULL Pointer Dereference
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Read Memory
Modify Memory
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
C, C++, Java, C#, Go
754
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Unexpected State
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/879
https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wwqh-7jm5-gj7w
https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/commit/508d70b8527a6c8c923179dad450ea01e16b6aeb
https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/pull/65