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CVE-2026-45769

ikev2: unbounded client transform storage can lead to resource exhaustion

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.0.5, 7.0.16
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5,IKEv2 parser state could grow without bounds while storing client transforms. Repeated crafted UDP traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 fix the issue. Some workarounds are available. Disable IKE application-layer parsing if it is not needed. Alternatively, use a rule to bypass ike flows after the first packets like `alert ike any any -> any any (sid: 2; flow.pkts_toserver: > 256; bypass; noalert;)`.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OISF suricata

    From 8.0.0 · fixed in 8.0.5; fixed in 7.0.16

References 3

GitHub · OISF/suricata

forum.suricata.io

redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org