Description
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Prior to version 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, an unsigned integer overflow can lead to a heap use-after-free condition when generating excessive amounts of alerts for a single packet. Versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14 contain a patch. As a workaround, do not run untrusted rulesets or run with less than 65536 signatures that can match on the same packet.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OISF | suricata | < 7.0.14; >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.3 |
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/549d7bf60616de8e54686a188196453b5b22f715Patch
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/5789a3d3760dbf33d93fc56c27bd9529e5bdc8f2Patch
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/ac1eb394181530430fb7262969f423a1bf8f209bPatch
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mqr8-m3m4-2hw5Vendor Advisory
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8190Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed