Description
Free5GC is an open-source Linux Foundation project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. Versions prior to 1.4.2 are vulnerable to procedure panic caused by Nil Pointer Dereference in the /sdm-subscriptions endpoint. A remote attacker can cause the UDM service to panic and crash by sending a crafted POST request to the /sdm-subscriptions endpoint with a malformed URL path containing path traversal sequences (../) and a large JSON payload. The DataChangeNotificationProcedure function in notifier.go attempts to access a nil pointer without proper validation, causing a complete service crash with "runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference". Exploitation would result in UDM functionality disruption until recovery by restart. This issue has been fixed in version 1.4.2.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| free5gc | free5gc | < 1.4.2 |
References
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/781Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-7g27-v5wj-jr75Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/free5gc/udm/commit/65d7070f4bfd016864cbbaefbd506bbc85d2fa92Patch
- https://github.com/free5gc/udm/pull/78Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed