NULL pointer dereference in Suricata - CVE-2026-31931
Published: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128050
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31931
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in the tls.alpn rule keyword when processing traffic that matches rules using this keyword. A remote attacker can send crafted network traffic to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Suricata
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31931
Install security update from vendor's website.
Suricata - update to 8.0.4