UPF crash via missing FAR-ID validation
Published Dec 19, 2025 · Updated Dec 19, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.5 allows attackers to crash the UPF via crafted PFCP and GTP-U traffic. The ogs_pfcp_handle_create_pdr function accepts a CreatePDR without the mandatory FAR-ID, leaving pdr->far NULL for later dereference in the GTP-U fast path. Reachability requires PFCP session setup plus matching GTP-U traffic; the resulting assertion aborts the UPF process and interrupts user-plane service.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.5 allows attackers to crash the UPF via crafted PFCP and GTP-U traffic. The ogs_pfcp_handle_create_pdr function accepts a CreatePDR without the mandatory FAR-ID, leaving pdr->far NULL for later dereference in the GTP-U fast path. Reachability requires PFCP session setup plus matching GTP-U traffic; the resulting assertion aborts the UPF process and interrupts user-plane service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-14953
- Published
- Dec 19, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Vendor
- Open5GS
- Product
- Open5GS
- Classifications
- CWE-476, CWE-404, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 19, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.7.0
- Affected versionversion=2.7.1
- Affected versionversion=2.7.2
- Affected versionversion=2.7.3
- Affected versionversion=2.7.4
- Affected versionversion=2.7.5
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- Open5GS UPF missing FAR-ID crash proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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