CVE-2026-71855

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.17 and 8.0.6, src/flow-hash.c can treat an IPv4 and IPv6 flow as equal without comparing the IP family when their raw address words, ports, protocol, VLAN, recursion level, live device, and hash bucket align. An IPv6 packet can therefore reuse IPv4 flow state or the reverse, causing incorrect flowbit state, detection bypass, or IP-only bypass. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.6 and 7.0.17.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Sep 2026, 18:39

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Oisf suricata
Oisf
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/181b3b2fdd1fe87e4534de4fc79e29a083ef125f - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/181b3b2fdd1fe87e4534de4fc79e29a083ef125f - Patch
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/4e2f23d031fbcfd72883bacd3d723c9874f23701 - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/4e2f23d031fbcfd72883bacd3d723c9874f23701 - Patch
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/bc41dcc854e24487d3786ce578a8a86a8350ab20 - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/bc41dcc854e24487d3786ce578a8a86a8350ab20 - Patch
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-7.0.17 - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-7.0.17 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-fvwh-wjcq-2586 - () https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-fvwh-wjcq-2586 - Vendor Advisory
References () https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8558 - () https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8558 - Permissions Required

18 Sep 2026, 21:18

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-18 21:18

Updated : 2026-09-28 18:39


NVD link : CVE-2026-71855

Mitre link : CVE-2026-71855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-71855


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Products Affected

oisf

  • suricata
CWE
CWE-697

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