#VU88098 Use of uninitialized variable in Helm - CVE-2024-26147
Published: April 3, 2024 / Updated: December 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88098
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26147
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Helm
Helm
Software vendor:
The Helm Project
The Helm Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of an uninitialized variable when using the LoadIndexFile or DownloadIndexFile functions in the repo
package or the LoadDir function in the plugin package. If index.yaml file or a plugins plugin.yaml file are missing in the repository, the application crashes.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.