Description
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. While saving a dataset a stack buffer is used to prepare the data. Prior to versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, if the data in the dataset is too large, this can result in a stack overflow. Versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14 contain a patch. As a workaround, do not use rules with datasets `save` nor `state` options.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OISF | suricata | < 7.0.14, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.3 | — |
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 | 1:8.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | suricata | 1:7.0.10-1+deb13u3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | suricata | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | 8.0.3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10082-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10082-1 libsuricata8_0_3-8.0.3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
References
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-9qg5-2gwh-xp86
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/0eff24213763c2aa2bb0957901d5dc1e18414dbf
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/27a2180bceaa3477419c78c54fce364398d011f1
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/32609e6896f9079c175665a94005417cec7637eb
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/32a1b9ae6aa80a60c073897e38a2ac6ea0f64521
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d6bc718e303ecbec5999066b8bc88eeeca743658
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d767dfadcd166f82683757818b9e46943326ac90
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8110