Helm Controller denial of service
Helm controller is tightly integrated with the Helm SDK. [A vulnerability](https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-7hfp-qfw3-5jxh) found in the Helm SDK allows for specific data inputs to cause high memory consumption, which in some platforms could cause the controller to panic and stop processing reconciliations. ### Impact In a shared cluster multi-tenancy environment, a tenant could create a HelmRelease that makes the controller panic, denying all other tenants from their Helm releases being reconciled. ### Credits The initial crash bug was reported by [oss-fuzz](https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz). The Flux Security team produced the first exploit and worked together with the Helm Security team to ensure that both projects were patched timely. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in any of the affected repositories. - Contact us at the CNCF Flux Channel. ### References - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=48360 - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=44996 - https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-7hfp-qfw3-5jxh
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-36049US | high7.5 | — | ||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=44996WEB
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=48360WEB
- https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2PACKAGE
- https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/security/advisories/GHSA-p2g7-xwvr-rrw3WEB
- https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories/GHSA-7hfp-qfw3-5jxhWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36049ADVISORY
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