Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.16, the Lua TLS certificate information helper could dereference NULL certificate fields when a Lua script requested certificate information for TLS traffic where some certificate fields were absent. Crafted TLS traffic processed by a deployment using affected Lua TLS scripting could crash Suricata, resulting in denial of service. Version 7.0.16 contains a fix. As a workaround, avoid Lua scripts that call TLS certificate information helpers on untrusted traffic (`TlsGetCertInfo` function), or update scripts to handle missing certificate fields where possible.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-vfc5-9844-rmhv | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6286 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6286 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 Sep 2026, 18:44
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Oisf suricata
Oisf |
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| References | () https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-8-0-5-and-7-0-16-released/6315 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-vfc5-9844-rmhv - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6286 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2026-09-10 15:17
Updated : 2026-09-28 18:44
NVD link : CVE-2026-45747
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45747
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45747
JSON object : View
Products Affected
oisf
- suricata
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
