8.6
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenAirInterface5G 2.4.0 (nr-softmodem) in the E2SM-KPM RAN Function's PRB utilization metric calculation. The functions fill_RRU_PrbTotDl() and fill_RRU_PrbTotUl() in openair2/E2AP/RAN_FUNCTION/O-RAN/ran_func_kpm_subs.c (lines 182 and 197) compute PRB usage percentages by dividing by the difference of two consecutive total_prb_aggregate samples without checking for zero. When a malicious xApp sends a high volume of E42_RIC_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTs via the FlexRIC iApp (port 36422/SCTP), the E2 Agent generates KPM Indication reports at high frequency. If two consecutive sampling intervals yield identical PRB aggregate values, the divisor becomes zero, triggering SIGFPE and crashing the entire 5G base station process (nr-softmodem). This results in complete 5G cell service interruption for all connected UEs. No authentication is required.
AI Analysis
Division by zero in PRB utilization metric calculation in OpenAirInterface5G 2.4.0, allowing a malicious xApp to crash the 5G base station process via a high volume of E42_RIC_SUBSCRIPTION_REQUESTs.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-37232
Source
mitre
Published
Jun 1, 2026 at 00:00
Modified
Jun 2, 2026 at 12:54
Affected Product
Vendor
OpenAirInterface
Product
OpenAirInterface5G
Version
2.4.0
Affected Versions
n/a n/a n/a
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
8.6 / 10
AI Severity
High
Vendor
OpenAirInterface
Product
OpenAirInterface5G
Version
2.4.0