Memory Allocation Failure in Suricata Leads to Crash
CVE-2024-38536

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Oisf

Status
Suricata
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 July 2024

What is CVE-2024-38536?

A vulnerability in Suricata, an advanced network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System, manifests as a memory allocation failure when the http.memcap threshold is reached. This failure results in a NULL pointer reference, leading to system crashes that could disrupt network monitoring functionalities. Users are advised to upgrade to version 7.0.6 to mitigate this issue effectively.

Affected Version(s)

suricata < 7.0.6

References

https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA...
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https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7029
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https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7033
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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