Description
Helm is a tool for managing Charts, pre-configured Kubernetes resources. Versions prior to 3.10.3 are subject to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, resulting in Denial of Service. Input to functions in the _strvals_ package can cause a stack overflow. In Go, a stack overflow cannot be recovered from. Applications that use functions from the _strvals_ package in the Helm SDK can have a Denial of Service attack when they use this package and it panics. This issue has been patched in 3.10.3. SDK users can validate strings supplied by users won't create large arrays causing significant memory usage before passing them to the _strvals_ functions.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| helm | helm | < v3.10.3 | — |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | helm | 3.10.3-150000.1.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4606-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | helm | 3.10.3-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12572-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | helm3 | 3.19.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15779-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | helm | 3.10.3-150000.1.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4606-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | helm | 3.10.3-150000.1.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4606-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | helm | 3.10.3-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | helm.sh/helm/v3 | < 3.10.3 | 3.10.3 | GHSA-6rx9-889q-vv2r |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2022:4606-1 Security update for helm SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15779-1 helm3-3.19.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12572-1 helm-3.10.3-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1591 Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2024
- WID-SEC-2023-0912 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 1, 2024