CVE record
CVE-2025-32386
Helm Allows A Specially Crafted Chart Archive To Cause Out Of Memory Termination
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.
CVE evidence
Known exploitation
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Severity
moderate
CVSS 6.5 · CVSS_V3
Affected packages
1
Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.
OSV package mapping
Affected open-source packages
| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| helm.sh/helm/v3 | go | 3.17.3 |