CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-1683

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Jan 30, 2026 | Modified: Feb 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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A vulnerability has been found in Free5GC SMF up to 4.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function HandlePfcpSessionReportRequest of the file internal/pfcp/handler/handler.go of the component PFCP. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Free5gcFree5gc*4.1.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

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