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AKA Protocol Stack CVE-2026-78126

| EUVDEUVD-2026-75900 MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2026-09-07 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-34f9-5v7x-jpw3
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY
5.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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7.5 HIGH

AKA-Synchronization-Failure messages arrive over the network unauthenticated; NULL deref causes crash with no confidentiality or integrity impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 11, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVSS changed
Sep 11, 2026 - 02:22 NVD
5.9 (MEDIUM)
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 21:11 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

NULL-Pointer Dereference When Handling AKA-Synchronization-Failure

AnalysisAI

NULL-pointer dereference in code handling Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) Synchronization-Failure messages causes a process crash when a malformed or unexpected AKA-Synchronization-Failure response is processed. The vulnerability affects software that implements 3GPP AKA authentication - a protocol used in mobile network authentication (3G/4G/5G) and EAP-AKA for Wi-Fi/IMS - as packaged by Ubuntu. …

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Exploitation The vulnerable code path is reached when an AKA-Synchronization-Failure (AUTS) message is processed by the affected software component. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment With no CVSS vector, no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC, risk must be inferred entirely from the vulnerability class and protocol context. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation No specific patch version, advisory URL, or fix reference was provided in the input data. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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