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Suricata http1: infinite recursion in decompression

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.3, Suricata can crash with a stack overflow. Version 8.0.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, use default values for `request-body-limit` and `response-body-limit`.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-22260
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 04:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Suricata http1: infinite recursion in decompression

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Jan 2026, 17:30 UTC

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.3, Suricata can crash with a stack overflow. Version 8.0.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, use default values for `request-body-limit` and `response-body-limit`.

osv:CVE-2026-22260
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22260",
  "method": "structured",
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    "title": "Suricata http1: infinite recursion in decompression",
    "summary": "Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.3, Suricata can crash with a stack overflow. Version 8.0.3 patches the issue. As a workaround, use default values for `request-body-limit` and `response-body-limit`.",
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