GHSA-42MR-JPWH-M9RV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-05 18:32 – Updated: 2025-05-20 20:26
VLAI?
Summary
Linkerd resource exhaustion vulnerability
Details

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.

Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/linkerd/linkerd2"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.0.0-20250212165942-faa3f617eef5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-43915"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-05-06T00:38:55Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-05-05T17:18:49Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Linkerd edge releases before edge-25.2.1, and Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd releases 2.13.0\u20132.13.7, 2.14.0\u20132.14.10, 2.15.0\u20132.15.7, 2.16.0\u20132.16.4, and 2.17.0\u20132.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur for Linkerd proxy metrics.",
  "id": "GHSA-42mr-jpwh-m9rv",
  "modified": "2025-05-20T20:26:16Z",
  "published": "2025-05-05T18:32:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43915"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.buoyant.io/security/advisories/2025-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2025-3664"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.buoyant.io/resources"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Linkerd resource exhaustion vulnerability"
}


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