Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-35853
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity code injection in the suricata package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Suricata before 6.0.13, an adversary who controls an external source of Lua rules may be able to execute Lua code. This is addressed in 6.0.13 by disabling Lua unless allow-rules is true in the security lua configuration section.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | suricata | 1:6.0.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Debian:14 | suricata | 1:6.0.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | suricata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94