InfraGuard

Detection rule: UDP Checksum Error

UDPv4 packets with an invalid checksum.

InfoPacket DecodeSuricata

What it detects

UDPv4 packets with an invalid checksum.

Why it fires

Often offloading or corruption, but spoofed UDP reflection is possible.

Worst case

UDP spoofing

Matching signatures

udpv4 invalid checksum

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