Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.7, rules using datasets with the non-functional / unimplemented "unset" option can trigger an assertion during traffic parsing, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 7.0.7. As a workaround, use only trusted and well tested rulesets.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OISF | suricata | < 7.0.7 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | suricata | 1:7.0.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | suricata | 1:7.0.7-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | suricata | 8.0.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | suricata | 7.0.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | suricata | 7.0.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | suricata | 7.0.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | suricata | 7.0.7-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | suricata | 7.0.7-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1 libsuricata8_0_0-8.0.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026