# CVE-2026-63451: Suricata detect: frame rules without content and with transform can cause heap buffer overflow during rule load

- 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, a locally supplied detection rule that combines frame inspection without content and a transformed match without content can make src/detect-engine-prefilter.c select multiple non-prefilter frame engines while preparing signatures for non-prefilter inspection. Loading the crafted rule, including in test mode, can trigger a heap buffer overflow and crash Suricata; network traffic alone cannot reach the flaw. 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-6qwq-j83r-qp34
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15807
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/5449ae170bfce213907d9bab87143a59774ed48f
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d62acf5d75a61b76b16815e773408852f41b1975
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8590

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