CVE-2026-8779: AMF Improperly Restricts Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

May 18, 2026 (updated May 28, 2026)

A vulnerability was determined in omec-project amf up to 2.1.3-dev. Impacted is the function NGSetupRequest of the file ngap/handler.go. Executing a manipulation of the argument InformationElement can lead to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.2.0 is recommended to address this issue. The affected component should be upgraded. The same pull request fixes multiple security issues.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxvj-wqv2-xgcq
github.com/omec-project/amf
github.com/omec-project/amf/issues/671
github.com/omec-project/amf/pull/666
github.com/omec-project/amf/releases/tag/v2.2.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8779
vuldb.com/submit/811616
vuldb.com/vuln/364403
vuldb.com/vuln/364403/cti

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