CVE-2026-44317 free5GC: PCF npcf-policyauthorization POST /app-sessions panics on suppFeat=1 with missing AfRoutReq via nil pointer dereference

free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation and whose medComponents...

CVE-2026-44317

Summary of findings (CVE-2026-44317) : In free5GC’s PCF component, the POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler can panic on a single authenticated request when ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" (traffic-routing feature negotiation) and medComponents includes an AfAppId but no AfRoutReq. T...

free5GC's PCF npcf-policyauthorization POST /app-sessions panics on suppFeat=1 with missing AfRoutReq via nil pointer dereference

Summary free5GC's PCF POST /npcf-policyauthorization/v1/app-sessions handler panics on a single authenticated request whose ascReqData.suppFeat == "1" enabling traffic-routing feature negotiation and whose medComponents entries supply an afAppId but NO AfRoutReq. The create path then calls...