Description
A resource exhaustion issue exists in Free5GC v4.2.3 during PFCP Session Establishment failure handling. When the SMF does not receive a PFCP Session Establishment Response from the UPF, allocated UE IP address resources are not properly released. Repeated failed session establishment attempts can therefore exhaust the UE IP address pool, preventing new UEs from establishing PDU sessions and resulting in denial of service.
Published: 2026-11-02
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History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Free5gc
Free5gc free5gc
Vendors & Products Free5gc
Free5gc free5gc

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Title Resource Exhaustion During PFCP Session Establishment in Free5GC Leading to Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-400

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A resource exhaustion issue exists in Free5GC v4.2.3 during PFCP Session Establishment failure handling. When the SMF does not receive a PFCP Session Establishment Response from the UPF, allocated UE IP address resources are not properly released. Repeated failed session establishment attempts can therefore exhaust the UE IP address pool, preventing new UEs from establishing PDU sessions and resulting in denial of service.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T16:32:24.655Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-106805

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-02T17:17:33.617

Modified: 2026-11-02T19:35:33.347

Link: CVE-2026-106805

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T18:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption