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, a malicious rule could potentially overwrite any file on the file system on rule load or reload. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 fix the issue. Some workarounds are available. Preprocess `load`+ `save` rules to disallow absolute filenames for save, use Suricata's privilege dropping to limit writable files, and/or configure landlock in suricata.yaml.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness 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-gfxq-gffp-w9rvThird Party Advisory
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8546Permissions Required
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed