# CVE-2020-7218: GO-2022-0840 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in HashiCorp Nomad in github.com/hashicorp/nomad

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-7218-allocation-of-resources-without-limits-or-throttling-in-hashicorp  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-7218 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in HashiCorp Nomad in github.com/hashicorp/nomad

Technologies: [github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-hashicorp-nomad). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-7218 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-7218 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-7218?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-7218?** Yes. github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): upgrade to 0.10.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-7218?** Check whether you run github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go): upgrade to 0.10.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/hashicorp/nomad@v0.10.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/hashicorp/nomad (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.10.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-7218
- GHSA-h43v-26r7-7j4c
- GO-2022-0840

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