CVE-2026-45768
Publication date 14 September 2026
Last updated 14 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.5, LDAP transaction state could store an unbounded number of responses. Because LDAP can be processed over UDP, crafted traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Version 8.0.5 contains a fix. As a workaround, disable LDAP application-layer parsing where it is not required. Alternatively, use a rule like `alert ldap any any -> any any (sid: 1; ldap.responses.count: >1024; bypass;)`.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| suricata | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45768
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-cr4x-w4c4-57p7
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8406 (suricata-8.0.5)
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/82cf3d67b1f9fe963c372303ae36551146fee890 (suricata-8.0.5)
- https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8405