UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-22259
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259
Upstream
Published
2026-01-27T17:16:00Z
Modified
2026-01-30T21:15:07.728940Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Prior to versions 8.0.3 and 7.0.14, specially crafted traffic can cause Suricata to consume large amounts of memory while parsing DNP3 traffic. This can lead to the process slowing down and running out of memory, potentially leading to it getting killed by the OOM killer. Versions 8.0.3 or 7.0.14 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the DNP3 parser in the suricata yaml (disabled by default).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / suricata

Package

Name
suricata
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/suricata@3.0-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.0.8-1build1
2.0.9-1
2.0.10-1
2.0.10-2
2.0.11-1
3.*
3.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0-1",
            "binary_name": "suricata"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / suricata

Package

Name
suricata
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/suricata@3.2-2ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2-2ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2-2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libhtp-0.5.23-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2-2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "suricata"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2-2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "suricata-hyperscan"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2-2ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "suricata-oinkmaster"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / suricata

Package

Name
suricata
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/suricata@1:6.0.4-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:6.*
1:6.0.4-2
1:6.0.4-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.4-3",
            "binary_name": "suricata"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / suricata

Package

Name
suricata
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/suricata@1:7.0.3-1build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:7.*
1:7.0.0-2
1:7.0.2-1
1:7.0.2-1build1
1:7.0.3-1build1
1:7.0.3-1build3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.0.3-1build3",
            "binary_name": "suricata"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json"

Ubuntu:25.10 / suricata

Package

Name
suricata
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/suricata@1:7.0.10-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:7.*
1:7.0.8-2
1:7.0.10-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:7.0.10-1",
            "binary_name": "suricata"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22259.json"