Ella Core panics on invalid PDU Session IDs in NGAP messages

Description

Summary

Ella Core panics when processing NGAP messages with invalid PDU Session IDs outside of 1-15.

Impact

An attacker able to send crafted NGAP messages to Ella Core can crash the process, causing service disruption for all connected subscribers. No authentication is required.

Fix

Added PDU Session ID validations during NGAP message handling.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
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Published (advisory)
2026-03-19 17:47:01 UTC
Updated
2026-03-25 20:49:11 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-03-19 17:47:01 UTC
NVD published
2026-03-23

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.02% 3.87%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
6.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

Credits

  • p1-aji (finder)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
go github.com/ellanetworks/core < 1.6.0 1.6.0

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence