CVE-2025-32386

Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination

Published Apr 9, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-10670 Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4hfp-h4cw-hj8p Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:helm:helm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination
Weaknesses CWE-770
CWE-789
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 10, 2025, 1:39 PM
Reserved
Apr 6, 2025, 7:46 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 9, 2025, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:11 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 9, 2025, 10:28 PM