Helm Charts with Specific JSON Schema Values Can Cause Memory Exhaustion (helm helm)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.33 % · percentile 27 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to version 3.18.5, it is possible to craft a JSON Schema file in a manner which could cause Helm to use all available memory and have an out of memory (OOM) termination. This issue has been resolved in Helm 3.18.5. A workaround involves ensuring all Helm charts that are being loaded into Helm do not have any reference of $ref pointing to /dev/zero.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-9h84-qmv7-982p — Helm Charts with Specific JSON Schema Values Can Cause Memory Exhaustion
- GO-2025-3887 — Helm Charts with Specific JSON Schema Values Can Cause Memory Exhaustion in helm.sh/helm
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-24647
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-55199
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0112 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.18.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| helm · helm | affected < 3.18.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |