diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.c
index 020b91aba1..de6aae93dc 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_nvIPC.c
@@ -254,6 +254,24 @@ static int ipc_handle_rx_msg(nv_ipc_t *ipc, nv_ipc_msg_t *msg)
 
         if (((vnf_info *)vnf_config->user_data)->p7_vnfs->config->nr_uci_indication) {
           (((vnf_info *)vnf_config->user_data)->p7_vnfs->config->nr_uci_indication)(&ind);
+          for (int i = 0; i < ind.num_ucis; i++) {
+            if (ind.uci_list[i].pdu_type == NFAPI_NR_UCI_FORMAT_2_3_4_PDU_TYPE) {
+              if (ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.sr.sr_payload) {
+                free(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.sr.sr_payload);
+              }
+              if(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.harq.harq_payload){
+                free(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.harq.harq_payload);
+              }
+              if(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.csi_part1.csi_part1_payload){
+                free(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.csi_part1.csi_part1_payload);
+              }
+              if(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.csi_part2.csi_part2_payload){
+                free(ind.uci_list[i].pucch_pdu_format_2_3_4.csi_part2.csi_part2_payload);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          free(ind.uci_list);
+          ind.uci_list = NULL;
         }
 
         break;
diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p7.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p7.c
index 605550740b..b223cfc6ae 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/aerial/fapi_vnf_p7.c
@@ -473,19 +473,19 @@ int aerial_phy_nr_uci_indication(nfapi_nr_uci_indication_t *ind)
             uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload = CALLOC(1, sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload));
             AssertFatal(uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload != NULL,
                         "Memory not allocated for uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload in phy_nr_uci_indication.");
-            *uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload = *ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload;
+            memcpy(uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload,ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload,sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->sr.sr_payload));
           }
           if (ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload) {
             uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload = CALLOC(1, sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload));
             AssertFatal(uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload != NULL,
                         "Memory not allocated for uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload in phy_nr_uci_indication.");
-            *uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload = *ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload;
+            memcpy(uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload,ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload,sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->csi_part1.csi_part1_payload));
           }
           if (ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload) {
             uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload = CALLOC(1, sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload));
             AssertFatal(uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload != NULL,
                         "Memory not allocated for uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload in phy_nr_uci_indication.");
-            *uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload = *ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload;
+            memcpy(uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload,ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload,sizeof(*uci_ind_pdu->csi_part2.csi_part2_payload));
           }
           break;
         }