Suricata datasets: stack overflow when saving a set
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. While saving a dataset a stack buffer is used to prepare the data. Prior to versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, if the data in the dataset is too large, this can result in a stack overflow. Versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14 contain a patch. As a workaround, do not use rules with datasets `save` nor `state` options.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA suricata (OISF) Fixed in 7.0.14, 8.0.3
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22262
References
Patch 6
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/0eff24213763c2aa2bb0957901d5dc1e18414dbf
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/27a2180bceaa3477419c78c54fce364398d011f1
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/32609e6896f9079c175665a94005417cec7637eb
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/32a1b9ae6aa80a60c073897e38a2ac6ea0f64521
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d6bc718e303ecbec5999066b8bc88eeeca743658
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d767dfadcd166f82683757818b9e46943326ac90
More OISF Suricata vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-33506 ikev2: unbounded client transform storage can lead to resource exhaustion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-33484 Suricata lua/tls: null dereference in TlsGetCertInfo CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-31811 Suricata ja4: invalid alpn leads to panic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-13673 Directory Traversal vulnerability found in Pfsense v.2.1.3 and Pfsense Suricata v.1.4.6… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-17928 In Suricata before 6.0.13, an adversary who controls an external source of Lua rules may… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63304 Use after free in OISF Suricata CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-22262 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22262 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-22262 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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