--- title: "CVE-2026-45751\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45751?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2026-45751 Publication date 14 September 2026 Last updated 14 September 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **5.9 · Medium** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45751?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5, Suricata's inspection-buffer helper could leave an inspection pointer referencing freed memory after a chained transform caused the backing buffer to be reallocated. The issue is reached during a specific network traffic processing, and requires a specific but not malicious rule. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, avoid rules that chain `dotprefix` transform after another one. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | suricata | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation | | 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 5.9 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | High | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | None | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 5.9 · Medium | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-45751) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45751) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-45751) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45751) ### Other references * * * * * * * *