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GHSA-pwcw-6f5g-gxf8: Helm vulnerable to information disclosure via getHostByName Function

A Helm contributor discovered an information disclosure vulnerability using the getHostByName template function.

Impact

getHostByName is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. The function is able to accept a hostname and return an IP address for that hostname. To get the IP address the function performs a DNS lookup. The DNS lookup happens when used with helm install|upgrade|template or when the Helm SDK is used to render a chart.

Information passed into the chart can be disclosed to the DNS servers used to lookup the IP address. For example, a malicious chart could inject getHostByName into a chart in order to disclose values to a malicious DNS server.

Patches

The issue has been fixed in Helm 3.11.1.

Workarounds

Prior to using a chart with Helm verify the getHostByName function is not being used in a template to disclose any information you do not want passed to DNS servers.

For more information

Helm’s security policy is spelled out in detail in our SECURITY document.

Credits

Disclosed by Philipp Stehle at SAP.

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  1. GitHub Advisory Database
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  3. CVE-2023-25165

Helm vulnerable to information disclosure via getHostByName Function

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 8, 2023 in helm/helm • Updated Feb 8, 2023

Package

gomod helm.sh/helm/v3 (Go)

Affected versions

>= 3.0.0, < 3.11.1

A Helm contributor discovered an information disclosure vulnerability using the getHostByName template function.

Impact

getHostByName is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. The function is able to accept a hostname and return an IP address for that hostname. To get the IP address the function performs a DNS lookup. The DNS lookup happens when used with helm install|upgrade|template or when the Helm SDK is used to render a chart.

Information passed into the chart can be disclosed to the DNS servers used to lookup the IP address. For example, a malicious chart could inject getHostByName into a chart in order to disclose values to a malicious DNS server.

Patches

The issue has been fixed in Helm 3.11.1.

Workarounds

Prior to using a chart with Helm verify the getHostByName function is not being used in a template to disclose any information you do not want passed to DNS servers.

For more information

Helm’s security policy is spelled out in detail in our SECURITY document.

Credits

Disclosed by Philipp Stehle at SAP.

References

  • GHSA-pwcw-6f5g-gxf8
  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25165
  • helm/helm@5abcf74

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Feb 8, 2023

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Feb 8, 2023

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CVE-2023-25165: Merge pull request from GHSA-pwcw-6f5g-gxf8 · helm/helm@5abcf74

Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.`getHostByName` is a Helm template function introduced in Helm v3. The function is able to accept a hostname and return an IP address for that hostname. To get the IP address the function performs a DNS lookup. The DNS lookup happens when used with `helm install|upgrade|template` or when the Helm SDK is used to render a chart. Information passed into the chart can be disclosed to the DNS servers used to lookup the IP address. For example, a malicious chart could inject `getHostByName` into a chart in order to disclose values to a malicious DNS server. The issue has been fixed in Helm 3.11.1. Prior to using a chart with Helm verify the `getHostByName` function is not being used in a template to disclose any information you do not want passed to DNS servers.