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CVE-2026-44316
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-smpolicycontrol/v1/sm-policies handler (HandleCreateSmPolicyRequest) panics with a nil-pointer dereference when a downstream OpenAPI consumer call (UDR lookup) returns 404 Not Found and the consumer wrapper returns err != nil together with a nil response struct. The handler logs the OpenAPI error and continues executing instead of returning, then dereferences the nil response struct on a sub
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-754","description":"CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-476","description":"CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"free5gc","vendor":"free5gc","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.2.2"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-754","description":"CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-476","description":"CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
5 source assertions{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/803"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/803","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/803"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wr8j-6chw-gm6p","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-wr8j-6chw-gm6p"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/commit/df535f5524314620715e842baf9723efbeb481a7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/commit/df535f5524314620715e842baf9723efbeb481a7"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/pull/62","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/free5gc/pcf/pull/62"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:75c3d609262877b2085f89a23b7b84ddd9bc494157afdff2f6b0a680205c77db · sha256:a28121215e75308c… · /containers/cna/references/2
Attribution and limitations
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