Description
Free5GC is an open-source Linux Foundation project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. In versions prior to 1.4.2, the UDM incorrectly converts a downstream 400 Bad Request (from UDR) into a 500 Internal Server Error when handling DELETE requests with an empty supi path parameter. This leaks internal error handling behavior and makes it difficult for clients to distinguish between client-side errors and server-side failures. When a client sends a DELETE request with an empty supi (e.g., double slashes // in URL path), the UDM forwards the malformed request to UDR, which correctly returns 400. However, UDM propagates this as 500 SYSTEM_FAILURE instead of returning the appropriate 400 error to the client. This violates REST API best practices for DELETE operations. The issue has been patched in version 1.4.2.
Problem types
CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Product status
References
github.com/...ree5gc/security/advisories/GHSA-958m-gxmc-mccm
github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/783
github.com/free5gc/udm/pull/79
github.com/...ommit/88de9fa74a1b3f3522e53b4cfa2d184712ffa4ee