Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting k8ssandra-client package, versions <0.8.14-r3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-K8SSANDRACLIENT-17896410
  • published9 Jul 2026
  • disclosed4 Jun 2026

Introduced: 4 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-41178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard k8ssandra-client to version 0.8.14-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream k8ssandra-client package and not the k8ssandra-client package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenTelemetry-Go is the Go implementation of OpenTelemetry. Versions 1.41.0 and 1.43.0 removed raw-length rejection and it causes Parse to process arbitrarily large/invalid baggage headers and log errors, enabling DoS via oversized inputs. Versions 1.42.0 and 1.44.0 fix the issue.