SCA: security update for github.com/opentofu/opentofu (GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 440347

Description

OpenTofu has unbounded memory usage, high CPU usage, or deadlock in "tofu init" with maliciously-crafted dependency responses

Solution

Update the github.com/opentofu/opentofu library and its related packages to version 1.11.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440347

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/15/2026

Updated: 4/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Reference Information