CVE-2024-38534
Suricata modbus: txs without responses are never freed
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Suricata modbus: txs without responses are never freed
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-37398
7.5
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-37398- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
7.5
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-38534
7.5
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
7.5
Suricata modbus: txs without responses are never freed
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-38534
7.5
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38534
7.5
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow. Upgrade to 7.0.6. Set a limited stream.reassembly.depth to reduce the issue.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38534- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0306 No score
Updated suricata packages fix security vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-37151 Mishandling of multiple fragmented packets using the same IP ID value can lead to packet reassembly failure, which can lead to policy bypass. CVE-2024-38534 Crafted modbus traffic can lead to unlimited resource accumulation within a flow CVE-2024-38535, CVE-2024-38536 Suricata can run out of memory when parsing crafted HTTP/2 traffic.
- Record
MGASA-2024-0306- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1 No score
libsuricata8_0_0-8.0.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libsuricata8_0_0-8.0.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
suricataAlpine:v3.20 |
before 7.0.6-r0 | 7.0.6-r0 |
suricataAlpine:v3.21 |
before 7.0.6-r0 | 7.0.6-r0 |
suricataAlpine:v3.22 |
before 7.0.6-r0 | 7.0.6-r0 |
suricataAlpine:v3.23 |
before 7.0.6-r0 | 7.0.6-r0 |
suricataAlpine:v3.24 |
before 7.0.6-r0 | 7.0.6-r0 |
suricataDebian:13 |
before 1:7.0.6-1 | 1:7.0.6-1 |
suricataDebian:14 |
before 1:7.0.6-1 | 1:7.0.6-1 |
suricataMageia:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.0.20-1.mga9 | 6.0.20-1.mga9 |
suricataUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.8-1build12.0.9-12.0.10-12.0.10-22.0.11-13.0-1 |
None known |
suricataUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2-2ubuntu3 |
None known |
suricataUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:6.0.4-21:6.0.4-3 |
None known |
suricataUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.0-21:7.0.2-11:7.0.2-1build11:7.0.3-1build11:7.0.3-1build3 |
None known |
suricataopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 30 CVEs |
before 8.0.0-1.1 | 8.0.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-38534 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Oisf Suricata, published July 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in suricata 7.0.6-r0.
References
github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-59qg-h357-69fq
github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/a753cdbe84caee3b66d0bf49b2712d29a50d67ae
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6987
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6988
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-38534
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38534.json
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38534
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38534
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0306.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JJWELU75TPOICUA2UGNZDY7QQJBB7HYJ
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38534
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38534
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