SB2019111225 - Link following in Helm 



SB2019111225 - Link following in Helm

Published: November 12, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2019111225
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18658)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In Helm 2.x before 2.15.2, commands that deal with loading a chart as a directory or packaging a chart provide an opportunity for a maliciously designed chart to include sensitive content such as /etc/passwd, or to execute a denial of service (DoS) via a special file such as /dev/urandom, via symlinks. No version of Tiller is known to be impacted. This is a client-only issue.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.