Out-of-Bounds Slice Access in free5GC CHF Leading to DoS
### Impact This is an out-of-bounds slice access vulnerability in the CHF `nchf-convergedcharging` service. A valid authenticated request to PUT `/nchf-convergedcharging/v3/recharging/:ueId?ratingGroup=...` can trigger a server-side panic in `github.com/free5gc/chf/internal/sbi.(*Server).RechargePut(...)` due to an out-of-range slice access. In the reported runtime, Gin recovery converts the panic into HTTP 500, but the recharge path remains remotely panic-triggerable and can be abused repeatedly to degrade recharge functionality and flood logs. In deployments without equivalent recovery handling, this panic may cause more severe service disruption. ### Patches https://github.com/free5gc/chf/pull/61 ### Workarounds - Restrict access to the `nchf-convergedcharging` recharge endpoint to strictly trusted NF callers only. - Apply rate limiting or network ACLs in front of the CHF SBI interface to reduce repeated panic-trigger attempts. - If the recharge API is not required, temporarily disable or block external reachability to this route. - Ensure panic recovery, monitoring, and alerting are enabled.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-32937US | medium6.5 | — | ||
free5GC is an open source 5G core network. free5GC CHF prior to version 1.2.2 has an out-of-bounds slice access vulnerability in the CHF `nchf-convergedcharging` service. A valid a… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/free5gc/chfPACKAGE
- https://github.com/free5gc/chf/commit/55af766f321a00afa978e806548c96f8a7d2433eWEB
- https://github.com/free5gc/chf/pull/61WEB
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/864WEB
- https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-6g43-577r-wf4xWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32937ADVISORY
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