CVE-2025-32386 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-32386: Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination

Vendor Helm
Product helm
Weakness CWE-789
Published April 9, 2025
Last update April 10, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Helm is a tool for managing Charts. A chart archive file can be crafted in a manner where it expands to be significantly larger uncompressed than compressed (e.g., >800x difference). When Helm loads this specially crafted chart, memory can be exhausted causing the application to terminate. This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.17.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published
April 10, 2025 Record updated