CVE-2024-38536 Suricata http/range: NULL-ptr deref when http.memcap is reached
Attackers can crash Suricata by triggering a null pointer dereference when the HTTP memory cap is reached, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38536?
CVE-2024-38536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, published on 11 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. A memory allocation failure due to `http.memcap` being reached leads to a NULL-ptr reference leading to a crash. Upgrade to 7.0.6.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oisf Suricata.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38536?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-38536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oisf Suricata
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38536, GHSA-j32j-4w6g-94hh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38536.