Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting kubescape package, versions <4.0.9-r2


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-WOLFILATEST-KUBESCAPE-17423137
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed4 Jun 2026

Introduced: 4 Jun 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi kubescape to version 4.0.9-r2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kubescape package and not the kubescape package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi 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.