CVE-2021-35063: High severity OISF Suricata vulnerability

Published Jul 8, 2021
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Updated

Suricata before 5.0.7 and 6.x before 6.0.3 has a "critical evasion."

Other sources

Various security, performance, accuracy and stability issues have been fixed, including a critical evasion assigned CVE-2021-35063.

Reference: https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-3-and-5-0-7-released/1489

— Red Hat

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
OISF Suricata<5.0.7
OISF Suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
alpine/suricata>=6.0.0<6.0.3-r0
6.0.3-r0
debian/suricata
1:7.0.10-1+deb13u41:8.0.8-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade alpine/suricata to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.0.3-r0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/suricata to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1:7.0.10-1+deb13u4Fixed in 1:8.0.8-1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Suricata to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.0.7
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Suricata to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.0.3

Event History

Jul 8, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:52 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·09:51 PM
SeverityAffected Software
Jul 22, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:01 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-35063.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-35063?

The severity of CVE-2021-35063 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

3

What is the affected software?

Suricata versions before 5.0.7 and 6.x before 6.0.3 are affected.

4

How do I fix CVE-2021-35063?

Upgrade to Suricata version 5.0.7 or 6.0.3 or higher to fix CVE-2021-35063.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-35063?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-35063 at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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