High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2026· Updated Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-45768
CVE-2026-45768
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;).
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References
3- forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-cr4x-w4c4-57p7nvdThird Party Advisory
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8405nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- Suricata: 15 Vulnerabilities Disclosed, Ranging from Critical to LowVypr Intelligence · Sep 10, 2026