CVE-2026-63446
Suricata app-layer: passed flows can retain transactions, causing resource exhaustion
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, AppLayerParserSetTransactionInspectId() in src/app-layer-parser.c uses an inverted guard and marks only already-inspected transactions as inspected. On flows passed by a pass rule or pass-the-flow exception policy, detection is skipped, so completed transactions remain unmarked, are never freed, and are repeatedly rescanned. The per-flow list can grow without bound with quadratic cleanup cost, causing CPU and memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 18, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 18, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Suricata to version 8.0.6 or later.
- Restart the Suricata service after updating.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 18, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, AppLayerParserSetTransactionInspectId() in src/app-layer-parser.c uses an inverted guard and marks only already-inspected transactions as inspected. On flows passed by a pass rule or pass-the-flow exception policy, detection is skipped, so completed transactions remain unmarked, are never freed, and are repeatedly rescanned. The per-flow list can grow without bound with quadratic cleanup cost, causing CPU and memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-407 Added CWE CWE-401 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63446.json">CVE-2026-63446</a> Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/006e21c1ccc38c1c815e7945d54b4638cc5f0de8 Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/60a83c62a1dfdfb589b2bad27fb7fc339fc964b7 Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15726 Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 Added Reference https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-gjwr-75gq-877m Added Reference https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8628