Description
free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. In version 1.4.4 and earlier, the AUSF component stores per-subscriber authentication state in a global sync.Map named AUSFContext.UePool in internal/context/context.go, keyed only by SUPI. Every request handled by internal/sbi/processor/ue_authentication.go creates an AusfUeContext, and AddAusfUeContextToPool executes ausfContext.UePool.Store(ausfUeContext.Supi, ausfUeContext), unconditionally replacing the active context for that SUPI. An attacker with access to the AUSF SBI/N12 interface can send concurrent POST /nausf-auth/v1/ue-authentications requests for the same target SUPI, causing all attempts to share one logical authentication context URL while K_aut, XRES, and EapID are repeatedly overwritten. A valid EAP-AKA' response for an earlier challenge is then checked against the latest context, causing AT_MAC verification to fail and denying authentication to the selected subscriber while the request flood continues. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| free5gc | free5gc | <= 1.4.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260902T191204-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21812-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/free5gc/ausf | <= 1.4.4 | — | GHSA-334q-h5g3-fpxv |
| Go | github.com/free5gc/ausf | all versions | — | GO-2026-6326 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:23692-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23712-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21812-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026