Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-37034

Memory Safety in Linuxfoundation Magma ≤ 1.8.0

Public PoCMemory Safety
Published
21 January 2025
Modified
24 March 2025
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 30th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-37034 is a medium-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Magma. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A Null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Mobile Management Entity (MME) in Magma <= 1.8.0 (fixed in v1.9 commit 08472ba98b8321f802e95f5622fa90fec2dea486) allows network-adjacent attackers to crash the MME via an S1AP `Initial UE Message` packet missing an expected `TAI` field.

CWE(s)
CWE-476

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-37037Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37027Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37036Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37033Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37030Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37031Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37038Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37025Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37028Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma
CVE-2023-37026Same product: Linuxfoundation Magma

Affected Assets

linuxfoundation
magma
≤ 1.8.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.

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