CVE-2025-53537 (GCVE-0-2025-53537)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-23 20:35 – Updated: 2025-07-23 20:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
LibHTP's memory leak with lzma can lead to resource starvation
Summary
LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and its related bits and pieces. In versions 0.5.50 and below, there is a traffic-induced memory leak that can starve the process of memory, leading to loss of visibility. To workaround this issue, set `suricata.yaml app-layer.protocols.http.libhtp.default-config.lzma-enabled` to false. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.51.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-23 20:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/OISF/libhtp/commit/9037ea35110… | x_refsource_MISC |
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