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EUVD-2026-292486

2026-10-14T23:59:22.198289+00:00

EUVD-2026-292486

fkie_cve-2026-41135

2026-10-14T23:59:22.198327+00:00

free5GC UDR is the Policy Control Function (PCF) for free5GC, an an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. A memory leak vulnerability in versions prior to 1.4.3 allows any unauthenticated attacker with network access to the PCF SBI interface to cause uncontrolled memory growth by sending repeated HTTP requests to the OAM endpoint. The root cause is a `router.Use()` call inside an HTTP handler that registers a new CORS middleware on every incoming request, permanently growing the Gin router's handler chain. This leads to progressive memory exhaustion and eventual Denial of Service of the PCF, preventing all UEs from obtaining AM and SM policies and blocking 5G session establishment. Version 1.4.3 contains a patch.

GHSA-98cp-84m9-q3qp — free5GC PCF: Memory Leak via CORS Middleware Registration in HTTP Handler Leads to Denial of Service

2026-10-14T23:59:22.198412+00:00

Affected: Go: github.com/free5gc/pcf

## Summary

A memory leak vulnerability in the free5GC PCF (Policy Control Function) allows any unauthenticated attacker with network access to the PCF SBI interface to cause uncontrolled memory growth by sending repeated HTTP requests to the OAM endpoint. The root cause is a `router.Use()` call inside an HTTP handler that registers a new CORS middleware on every incoming request, permanently growing the Gin router's handler chain. This leads to progressive memory exhaustion and eventual Denial of Service of the PCF, preventing all UEs from obtaining AM and SM policies and blocking 5G session establishment.

## Details

**File:** `free5gc/pcf/internal/sbi/api_oam.go` **Function:** `setCorsHeader()`, called by `HTTPOAMGetAmPolicy()`

The function `setCorsHeader()` invokes `s.router.Use()` on every incoming HTTP request:

```go func (s *Server) setCorsHeader(c *gin.Context) { // BUG: router.Use() inside a handler — executes on every request s.router.Use(cors.New(cors.Config{ AllowMethods: []string{"GET", "POST", "OPTIONS", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"}, AllowAllOrigins: true, AllowCredentials: true, MaxAge: CorsConfigMaxAge, })) // Redundant manual header setting c.Writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*") c.Writer.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true") // ... }

func (s *Server) HTTPOAMGetAmPolicy(c *gin.Context) { s.setCorsHeader(c) // ← called on every GET /npcf-oam/…