NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting suricata package, versions <8.0.6-r0
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- published30 Aug 2026
- disclosed2 Apr 2026
Introduced: 2 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-31931 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.24 suricata to version 8.0.6-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream suricata package and not the suricata package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. From version 8.0.0 to before version 8.0.4, use of the "tls.alpn" rule keyword can cause Suricata to crash with a NULL dereference. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.4.