Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, a locally supplied detection rule that combines frame inspection without content and a transformed match without content can make src/detect-engine-prefilter.c select multiple non-prefilter frame engines while preparing signatures for non-prefilter inspection. Loading the crafted rule, including in test mode, can trigger a heap buffer overflow and crash Suricata; network traffic alone cannot reach the flaw. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.
Affected products
oisf: suricata
References6
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-6qwq-j83r-qp34 MitigationVendor Advisory
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/5449ae170bfce213907d9bab87143a5… Patch
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d62acf5d75a61b76b16815e77340885… Patch
- github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15807 Patch
- github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 Release Notes
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8590 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 4 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-122
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