CVE-2025-55198 (GCVE-0-2025-55198)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-13 23:23 – Updated: 2025-08-14 14:50
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Title
Helm May Panic Due To Incorrect YAML Content
Summary
Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Prior to version 3.18.5, when parsing Chart.yaml and index.yaml files, an improper validation of type error can lead to a panic. This issue has been resolved in Helm 3.18.5. A workaround involves ensuring YAML files are formatted as Helm expects prior to processing them with Helm.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-14 13:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
helm helm Affected: < 3.18.5
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