CVE-2024-45795 Suricata detect/datasets: reachable assertion with unimplemented rule option
Suricata crashes when processing traffic with rules using the unimplemented 'unset' dataset option, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45795?
CVE-2024-45795 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, published on 16 Oct 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. Prior to version 7.0.7, rules using datasets with the non-functional / unimplemented "unset" option can trigger an assertion during traffic parsing, leading to denial of service. This issue is addressed in 7.0.7. As a workaround, use only trusted and well tested rulesets.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45795?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oisf Suricata.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45795?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-45795 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45795 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oisf Suricata
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45795, GHSA-6r8w-fpw6-cp9g, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45795.