free5GC: UDR nudr-dr DELETE amf-subscriptions panics on missing subsId when UE state exists (nil pointer dereference)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's UDR nudr-dr DELETE /subscription-data/{ueId}/{servingPlmnId}/ee-subscriptions/{subsId}/amf-subscriptions handler contains a nil-pointer dereference reachable from a single authenticated request, after one preparatory authenticated EE-subscription create. The handler checks _, ok = UESubsData.EeSubscriptionCollection[subsId] and sets a 404 problem-details on the miss path, but then continues to UESubsData.EeSubscriptionCollection[subsId].AmfSubscriptionInfos -- dereferencing the same missing entry instead of returning. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, but the endpoint remains repeatedly panicable. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| free5gc | free5gc | before 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) | before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75 |
- free5gc Vendorfree5gc Affected before 4.2.2 Fixed in 4.2.2 Patch available CNA
- github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75
Remediation
- Fix · CNA free5gc (free5gc) Fixed in 4.2.2
- Fix · GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75 github.com/free5gc/udr (Go) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44323
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75
References
Exploit 2
Patch 2
More Free5gc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32298 Incorrect authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-32297 free5GC: SMF UPI management interface lacks auth middleware; unauthenticated topology read/write requests reach handlers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-32295 free5GC: NEF nnef-oam route group is unauthenticated; no-token requests reach the OAM handler CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-39412 free5gc v4.1.0 and before is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-32294 Missing authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-32283 Missing authorization in free5gc CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-44323 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44323 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4rqf-grm6-vf75 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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