Memory Leak Affecting libhtp package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Memory Leak vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2510-LIBHTP-13535855
  • published12 Oct 2025
  • disclosed23 Jul 2025

Introduced: 23 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-53537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:25.10 libhtp.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libhtp package and not the libhtp package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:25.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and its related bits and pieces. In versions 0.5.50 and below, there is a traffic-induced memory leak that can starve the process of memory, leading to loss of visibility. To workaround this issue, set suricata.yaml app-layer.protocols.http.libhtp.default-config.lzma-enabled to false. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.51.