Description
In Linkerd edge releases before edge-25.2.1, and Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd releases 2.13.0–2.13.7, 2.14.0–2.14.10, 2.15.0–2.15.7, 2.16.0–2.16.4, and 2.17.0–2.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur for Linkerd proxy metrics.
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.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250520T172319-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15144-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/linkerd/linkerd2 | < 0.0.0-20250212165942-faa3f617eef5 | 0.0.0-20250212165942-faa3f617eef5 | GHSA-42mr-jpwh-m9rv |
| Go | github.com/linkerd/linkerd2 | all versions | — | GO-2025-3664 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15144-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250520T172319-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026