What is GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is a low-severity uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in knative.dev/eventing-github (go), affecting versions < 0.39.1. It is fixed in 0.39.1. Crafted input forces the application to consume excessive CPU, memory, or other resources, degrading or denying service.

Which versions of knative.dev/eventing-github are affected by GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

knative.dev/eventing-github (go) versions < 0.39.1 is affected.

Is there a fix for GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

Yes. GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is fixed in 0.39.1. Upgrade to this version or later.

Is GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

What actually determines whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR in knative.dev/eventing-github

Q: Which versions of knative.dev/eventing-github are affected by GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

knative.dev/eventing-github (go) versions < 0.39.1 is affected.

Q: Is there a fix for GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

Yes. GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is fixed in 0.39.1. Upgrade to this version or later.

Q: Is GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

Q: What actually determines whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

Q: How do I fix GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR?

Upgrade knative.dev/eventing-github to 0.39.1 or later.

Summary

eventing-github vulnerable to denial of service caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations

Fix in `v1.12.1` and `v1.11.3`

Credits

The vulnerability was reported by Ada Logics during an ongoing security audit of Knative involving Ada Logics, the Knative maintainers, OSTIF and CNCF.

Impact

The eventing-github cluster-local server doesn't set ReadHeaderTimeout‬‭ which could lead do a DDoS‬ ‭attack, where a large group of users send requests to the server causing the server to hang‬ ‭for long enough to deny it from being available to other users, also know as a Slowloris‬ ‭attack.

Crafted input forces the application to consume excessive CPU, memory, or other resources, degrading or denying service. Typical impact: denial of service.

Affected versions

knative.dev/eventing-github (< 0.39.1)

Security releases

knative.dev/eventing-github → 0.39.1 (go)

Kodem intelligence

Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.

Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.

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Remediation advice

Upgrade knative.dev/eventing-github to 0.39.1 or later to resolve this vulnerability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR? GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is a low-severity uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in knative.dev/eventing-github (go), affecting versions < 0.39.1. It is fixed in 0.39.1. Crafted input forces the application to consume excessive CPU, memory, or other resources, degrading or denying service.
Which versions of knative.dev/eventing-github are affected by GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR? knative.dev/eventing-github (go) versions < 0.39.1 is affected.
Is there a fix for GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR? Yes. GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is fixed in 0.39.1. Upgrade to this version or later.
Is GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
What actually determines whether GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
How do I fix GHSA-V7HC-87JC-QRRR? Upgrade knative.dev/eventing-github to 0.39.1 or later.