CVE-2026-92417: NULL Pointer Dereference in Open5GS
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.8.0. This affects the function ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement in the library lib/pfcp/types.c of the component PFCP Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-92417 affects Open5GS versions up to 2.8.0 in the PFCP Handler component, specifically in the ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement function located in lib/pfcp/types.c. The issue is a null pointer dereference caused by improper handling of input, which can be exploited remotely without user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity. A patch has been committed to address this flaw, identified by the commit hash 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a null pointer dereference, potentially causing the Open5GS service to crash or become unavailable. This results in a denial of service condition impacting the affected system's availability. No evidence of privilege escalation or data confidentiality/integrity impact is indicated.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability, identified by commit 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2. Users of Open5GS should apply this patch or upgrade to a version that includes this fix to remediate the issue. No alternative mitigations or vendor advisories indicating no action required are provided.
CVE-2026-92417: NULL Pointer Dereference in Open5GS
Description
A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.8.0. This affects the function ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement in the library lib/pfcp/types.c of the component PFCP Handler. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Affected software
Open5GS
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-92417 affects Open5GS versions up to 2.8.0 in the PFCP Handler component, specifically in the ogs_pfcp_parse_volume_measurement function located in lib/pfcp/types.c. The issue is a null pointer dereference caused by improper handling of input, which can be exploited remotely without user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity. A patch has been committed to address this flaw, identified by the commit hash 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a null pointer dereference, potentially causing the Open5GS service to crash or become unavailable. This results in a denial of service condition impacting the affected system's availability. No evidence of privilege escalation or data confidentiality/integrity impact is indicated.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability, identified by commit 8f07b507b78ff94776f2cd49276eb116ed93d7f2. Users of Open5GS should apply this patch or upgrade to a version that includes this fix to remediate the issue. No alternative mitigations or vendor advisories indicating no action required are provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-16T09:37:36.932Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaae0a755bf5e2cf500c4e3
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 18:32:07 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 18:46:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 05:01:22 UTC
Views: 8
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