Arch Linux update for helm

1) Code injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU50431

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21303

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via various files in index.yaml, plugin.yaml, and Chart.yaml files and via a SemVer in the version field. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package helm to version 3.5.2-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-23

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.