Nomad Spread Job Stanza May Trigger Panic in ServersGHSA-6jm6-cmcp-fqjq
MEDIUMGHSA-6jm6-cmcp-fqjq is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in github.com/hashicorp/nomad. A fix is available for github.com/hashicorp/nomad — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-6jm6-cmcp-fqjq by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 388,997 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/hashicorp/nomad🐹github.com/hashicorp/nomad🐹github.com/hashicorp/nomadReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Nomad and Nomad Enterprise allows operators with job-submit capabilities to use the spread stanza in a way such that it can cause panic in Nomad servers. This vulnerability, CVE-2022-24684, was fixed in Nomad 1.0.18, 1.1.12, and 1.2.6.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | ≥ 0.9.0&&< 1.0.18 | 1.0.18go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.0.18 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | ≥ 1.1.0&&< 1.1.12 | 1.1.12go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.1.12 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/hashicorp/nomad | ≥ 1.2.0&&< 1.2.6 | 1.2.6go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v1.2.6 |
Affected Products
nomadhashicorpDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/hashicorp/nomad, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/hashicorp/nomad to 1.0.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6jm6-cmcp-fqjq is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6jm6-cmcp-fqjq in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, including transitive dependencies.