CVE-2026-90707
Received Received - Intake

Use After Free in Open5GS

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-90707, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-14

Last updated on: 2026-09-14

Assigner: VulDB

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Open5GS up to 2.7.x. Affected is the function amf_nnrf_try_old_amf_discovery_fallback of the file src/amf/nnrf-handler.c of the component Old AMF Discovery Fallback. The manipulation of the argument discovery_option results in use after free. The attack may be performed from remote. The patch is identified as ddd683a35f8aaac2b7b9884a24cd53bddfc65238. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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Published
2026-09-14
Last Modified
2026-09-14
Generated
2026-09-14
AI Q&A
2026-09-14
EPSS Evaluated
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
open5gs open5gs to 2.7.x (inc)
open5gs open5gs to 2.7.0 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Use-After-Free (UAF) flaw in Open5GS versions up to 2.7.x. It occurs in the function amf_nnrf_try_old_amf_discovery_fallback within the file src/amf/nnrf-handler.c. The issue involves accessing memory after it has been freed, specifically when the discovery_option argument is manipulated. This can lead to memory corruption or crashes. The attack can be executed remotely.

The root cause is that the GUAMI presence flag from the SBI discovery option is accessed after the transaction owning it is removed. The patch ensures the flag is copied before the transaction is released, preserving context and maintaining cleanup order.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, crashes, or memory corruption in systems running vulnerable Open5GS versions. Attackers may exploit it to disrupt services, gain unauthorized access, or cause denial-of-service conditions. Systems relying on Open5GS for 5G core functions are particularly at risk.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the patch identified as ddd683a35f8aaac2b7b9884a24cd53bddfc65238 to Open5GS version 2.7.x or earlier. This patch fixes the use-after-free vulnerability in the old AMF discovery fallback mechanism by ensuring proper cleanup order and preserving the GUAMI presence flag before transaction removal.

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