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.
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-mqr8-m3m4-2hw5
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/549d7bf60616de8e54686a188196453b5b22f715
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/5789a3d3760dbf33d93fc56c27bd9529e5bdc8f2
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/ac1eb394181530430fb7262969f423a1bf8f209b
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8190