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High · 8.5 CVE-2020-11013 BIT-helm-2020-11013EUVD-2021-1164GHSA-q8q8-93cv-v6h8

lookup Function Information Discolosure in Helm

Published Apr 24, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Their is an information disclosure vulnerability in Helm from version 3.1.0 and before version 3.2.0. `lookup` is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. It is able to lookup resources in the cluster to check for the existence of specific resources and get details about them. This can be used as part of the process to render templates. The documented behavior of `helm template` states that it does not attach to a remote cluster. However, a the recently added `lookup` template function circumvents this restriction and connects to the cluster even during `helm template` and `helm install|update|delete|rollback --dry-run`. The user is not notified of this behavior. Running `helm template` should not make calls to a cluster. This is different from `install`, which is presumed to have access to a cluster in order to load resources into Kubernetes. Helm 2 is unaffected by this vulnerability. A malicious chart author could inject a `lookup` into a chart that, when rendered through `helm template`, performs unannounced lookups against the cluster a user's `KUBECONFIG` file points to. This information can then be disclosed via the output of `helm template`. This issue has been fixed in Helm 3.2.0

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
helm Helm >= 3.1.0, < 3.2.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS helm No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS helm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS helm No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Go helm.sh/helm/v3 >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.3 3.1.3 GHSA-q8q8-93cv-v6h8

References