CVE-2025-53537

libhtp2: LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and its relatedbits and pieces

CVE-2025-53537 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libhtp2 1:0.5.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released July 23, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0050
43rd percentile

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and its relatedbits and pieces. In versions 0.5.50 and below, there is a traffic-inducedmemory leak that can starve the process of memory, leading to loss ofvisibility. To workaround this issue, set `suricata.yamlapp-layer.protocols.http.libhtp.default-config.lzma-enabled` to false. Thisissue is fixed in version 0.5.51.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libhtp · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:0.5.50-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-53537 Jul 23, 2025
libhtp2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1:0.5.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhtp2 1:0.5.26-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 23, 2025
libhtp2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhtp2 1:0.5.32-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 23, 2025
libhtp2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libhtp2 1:0.5.39-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Jul 23, 2025
libhtp2 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1 libhtp2 1:0.5.46-1ubuntu2+esm1 Jul 23, 2025
libhtp2 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1:0.5.49-1ubuntu0.1 libhtp2 1:0.5.49-1ubuntu0.1 Jan 16, 2026

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