# 8.0.8

11/17/2026



* Documentation #7913: userguide: document transaction loggers can be registered from a plugin (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #7915: util/affinity: tests are platform dependent (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7918: doc/userguide: document terminating behavior of rule actions (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #7926: flow/memcap: too low setting causes crash (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7930: userguide: document behavior for actions like PASS, DROP, REJECT, BYPASS... (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7933: devguide: document how the alert flow works (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #7934: exception/policy: bypass flow incorrect applied? (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7945: doc/actions: clarify 'pass' scope variations (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7946: userguide: add section on SMTP event type (8.0.x backport)
* Documentation #7947: doc/configuration: clarify sig_id & gid_id for global threshold (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8071: eve/alert: verdict reports "alert" when traffic is allowed implicitly/passively (8.0.x backport)
* Feature #8085: dpdk: in dpdk runmode initiialize EAL threads (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8160: exceptions: handle logging for per-packet policies (8.0.x backport)
* Task #8208: rust/bendy: update to address RUSTSEC-2020-0036 (8.0.x backport)
* Feature #8228: hyperscan: test cache creation and pruning in CI (8.0.x backport)
* Feature #8229: dpdk: recognize net_pcap driver and stop after no packets are rx_bursted (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8274: dpdk: adjust variable sizes in xstats printing (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8302: dpdk: TX descriptors should be set to positive values >= 64 (8.0.x backport)
* Feature #8340: stream/tcp: add counter(s) for stream async (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8350: pgsql: disable parser by default (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8352: openbsd: race condition between pledge and pcap directory mode (8.0.x backport)
* Feature #8402: detect/thresholds: add telemetry for bucket depths (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8441: capture-bypass: flow statistics of bypassed flows lost during shutdown (8.0.x backport)
* Bug #8443: capture-bypass: worker timeout of flows causes statistics inconsistencies (8.0.x backport)