Resource exhaustion in Helm
CVE-2022-36055
Helm is a tool for managing Charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources. Fuzz testing, provided by the CNCF, identified input to functions in the _strvals_ package that can cause an out of memory panic. The _strvals_…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Helm — versions < 3.9.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36055?
- CVE-2022-36055 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Helm, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36055?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-36055 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.