GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j
HIGHGHSA-hfpq-x728-986j is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in netavark. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
netavark has incorrect error handling for malformed tcp packets
Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
A truncated TCP DNS query followed by a connection reset causes aardvark-dns to enter an unrecoverable infinite error loop at 100% CPU.
Patches
https://github.com/containers/aardvark-dns/commit/3b49ea7b38bdea134b7f03256f2e13f44ce73bb1
Workarounds
None
Credits
Thanks to @dkane01 for reporting this
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | netavark | ≥ 1.16.0&&< 1.17.1 | 1.17.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for netavark. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update netavark to 1.17.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-hfpq-x728-986j across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.