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

April 10, 2025

A Helm contributor discovered that a specially crafted chart archive file can cause Helm to use all available memory and have an out of memory (OOM) termination.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hfp-h4cw-hj8p
github.com/helm/helm
github.com/helm/helm/commit/d8ca55fc669645c10c0681d49723f4bb8c0b1ce7
github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-4hfp-h4cw-hj8p
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32386

Code Behaviors & Features

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