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SCA: security update for github.com/free5gc/nef (GHSA-j59f-x285-69jx)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441586

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - free5GC is an open-source implementation of the 5G core network. Prior to 4.2.2, free5GC's NEF PATCH
 /3gpp-pfd-management/v1/{afId}/transactions/{transId}/applications/{appId} handler panics with a nil-
 pointer dereference when the upstream UDR call fails AND the consumer wrapper returns err != nil together
 with a nil *ProblemDetails. The handler's errPfdData != nil branch builds its own problemDetailsErr
 correctly, but immediately after it reads problemDetails.Cause (the OTHER value, which is nil in this
 branch) and panics. Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, so a single PATCH against this endpoint
 returns 500 instead of the intended controlled error response whenever UDR access is failing. This
 vulnerability is fixed in 4.2.2. (CVE-2026-44322)

Solution

Update the github.com/free5gc/nef library and its related packages to version 1.2.3 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j59f-x285-69jx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441586

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/9/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44322