Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config package, versions <1.15.3-rc.1>=1.16.0-rc.1 <1.16.3-rc.1
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- published28 Jan 2026
- disclosed27 Jan 2026
- creditVille Vesilehto
Introduced: 27 Jan 2026
CVE-2026-23881 Â (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/config to version 1.15.3-rc.1, 1.16.3-rc.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the context variable evaluation process. An attacker with policy creation privileges can exhaust system memory and disrupt service availability with policies that exponentially amplify string data through chained jmesPath context directives.
Note: If failurePolicy: Ignore is configured, workloads run while system resources are occupied bypass all validations.