# CVE-2026-57225: Suricata datasets: NULL pointer dereference in JSON/NDJSON dataset loading

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.6
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- OISF suricata: from 8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.6

## Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, src/datasets-context-json.c assumes that a configured JSON or NDJSON dataset value_key resolves to a string. A trusted or untrusted dataset or rule feed containing a non-string value for that key can cause a NULL pointer dereference during startup, configuration test mode, or rule reload, crashing Suricata before traffic processing. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OISF suricata, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-vqqx-88xw-qqvc
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15699
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/3ca2ed25a324597a85a2ab11595c3b0689468ea5
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/bd3293aca714f5d090b73e7d9be0e5cd7e3f5f53
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8624

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