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GHSA-pwcw-6f5g-gxf8

Helm vulnerable to information disclosure via getHostByName Function

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2023-25165

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
Go helm.sh/helm/v3 >= 3.0.0, < 3.11.1 3.11.1

Details

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A Helm contributor discovered an information disclosure vulnerability using the `getHostByName` template function. ### Impact `getHostByName` is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. The function is able to accept a hostname and return an IP address for that hostname. To get the IP address the function performs a DNS lookup. The DNS lookup happens when used with `helm install|upgrade|template` or when the Helm SDK is used to render a chart. Information passed into the chart can be disclosed to the DNS servers used to lookup the IP address. For example, a malicious chart could inject `getHostByName` into a chart in order to disclose values to a malicious DNS server. ### Patches The issue has been fixed in Helm 3.11.1. ### Workarounds Prior to using a chart with Helm verify the `getHostByName` function is not being used in a template to disclose any information you do not want passed to DNS servers. ### For more information Helm's security policy is spelled out in detail in our [SECURITY](https://github.com/helm/community/blob/master/SECURITY.md) document. ### Credits Disclosed by Philipp Stehle at SAP.

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