CVE-2026-31931
Suricata tls: null dereference in tls.alpn rule keyword
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.
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
Suricata tls: null dereference in tls.alpn rule keyword
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-31931- 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-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-18237
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-18237- 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
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-31931- 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-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-31931
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-31931- 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
Suricata tls: null dereference in tls.alpn rule keyword
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-31931- 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-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-31931
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31931- 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-2026-31931
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31931- 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
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10443-1 No score
libsuricata8_0_4-8.0.4-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libsuricata8_0_4-8.0.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10443-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
suricataAlpine:v3.24 |
8.0.0 up to 8.0.6-r0 | 8.0.6-r0 |
suricataDebian:14 |
before 1:8.0.4-1, plus listed versions 1:7.0.10-11:7.0.11-11:7.0.11-1~bpo13+11:8.0.0-1~exp11:8.0.0-1~exp2 Show 12 moreShow less1:8.0.0-1~exp41:8.0.0-1~exp51:8.0.1-11:8.0.1-21:8.0.1-31:8.0.1-3~bpo13+11:8.0.2-11:8.0.2-1~bpo13+11:8.0.3-11:8.0.3-1~bpo13+11:8.0.3-2~exp11:8.0.4-1~bpo13+1 |
1:8.0.4-1 |
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 |
suricataUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.8-21:7.0.10-1 |
None known |
suricataUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:8.0.3-11:8.0.5-11:8.0.6-1 |
None known |
suricataUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1:7.0.10-11:8.0.1-3build11:8.0.2-11:8.0.2-1build11:8.0.3-1 |
None known |
suricataopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 8.0.4-1.1 | 8.0.4-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-31931 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Oisf Suricata, published March 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in suricata 8.0.6-r0.
References
github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-gr22-4784-xvw3
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8294
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-31931
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31931
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31931