CVE-2025-43915
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CVE-2025-43915 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In Linkerd edge releases before edge-25.2.1, and Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd releases 2.13.0–2.13.7, 2.14.0–2.14.10, 2.15.0–2.15.7, 2.16.0–2.16.4, and 2.17.0–2.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur for Linkerd proxy metrics.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Linkerd edge releases before edge-25.2.1, and Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd releases 2.13.0–2.13.7, 2.14.0–2.14.10, 2.15.0–2.15.7, 2.16.0–2.16.4, and 2.17.0–2.17.1, resource exhaustion can occur for Linkerd proxy metrics.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linkerd | Buoyant | >= 2.13.0, <= 2.13.7 |
| Linkerd | Buoyant | >= 2.14.0, <= 2.14.10 |
| Linkerd | Buoyant | >= 2.15.0, <= 2.15.7 |
| Linkerd | Buoyant | >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.5 |
| Linkerd | Buoyant | >= 2.17.0, < 2.17.2 |
| Linkerd | Linkerd | < 25.2.1 |
References
- https://docs.buoyant.io/security/advisories/2025-01/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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