Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5, certain NFS parser state structures were insufficiently bounded. Crafted NFS traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable NFS application-layer parsing if it is not needed.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OISF | suricata | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5; < 7.0.16 |
References
- https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-jqr4-ch38-wvm6Third Party Advisory
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8418Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed