free5GC SMF provides Session Management Function for free5GC, an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. In versions up to and including 1.4.1, SMF panics due to nil pointer dereference and the SMF process terminates. This is triggered by a malformed PFCP SessionReportRequest on the SMF PFCP (UDP/8805) interface. No known upstream fix is available, but some workarounds are available. ACL/firewall the PFCP interface so only trusted UPF IPs can reach SMF (reduce spoofing/abuse surface); drop/inspect malformed PFCP SessionReportRequest messages at the network edge where feasible, and/or add recover() around PFCP handler dispatch to avoid whole-process termination (mitigation only).
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/805 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-vq85-8f6p-g9q5 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
25 Feb 2026, 16:26
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/805 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-vq85-8f6p-g9q5 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| Summary |
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| First Time |
Free5gc smf
Free5gc |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:free5gc:smf:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* |
24 Feb 2026, 01:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-24 01:16
Updated : 2026-02-25 16:26
NVD link : CVE-2026-25501
Mitre link : CVE-2026-25501
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-25501
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Products Affected
free5gc
- smf
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
