CVE-2025-55198
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.03%Helm May Panic Due To Incorrect YAML Content
Description
A Helm contributor discovered an improper validation of type error when parsing Chart.yaml and index.yaml files that can lead to a panic. ### Impact There are two areas of YAML validation that were impacted. First, when a `Chart.yaml` file had a `null` maintainer or the `child` or `parent` of a dependencies `import-values` could be parsed as something other than a string, `helm lint` would panic. Second, when an `index.yaml` had an empty entry in the list of chart versions Helm would panic on interactions with that repository. ### Patches This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.18.5. ### Workarounds Ensure YAML files are formatted as Helm expects prior to processing them with Helm. ### References Helm's security policy is spelled out in detail in our [SECURITY](https://github.com/helm/community/blob/master/SECURITY.md) document. ### Credits Disclosed by Jakub Ciolek at AlphaSense.
Affected packages (4)
- Bitnami/helmfrom 0, < 3.18.5
- Go/helm.sh/helmfrom 0
- Go/helm.sh/helm/v3from 0, < 3.18.5
- Go/helm.sh/helm/v3from 0, < 3.18.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |