Impact Score: 5/10
Helm Client Security Fix (Moderate)
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Component: helm ยท Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Helm v2.12.2. Source highlight: Helm v2.12.2 is a **security release**. This release contains a security fix for a vulnerability described here. **Users are strongly recommended to update.**
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
๐ป Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
๐ Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
โ๏ธ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
โจ New Features & Capabilities (1)
- v2.13.0 is the next feature release.
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (4)
- `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
- v2.12.3 will contain only bug fixes.
- fix: perform extra validation on paths in tar archives (#5165) c194e4a4016902e2ab3f06b29dc8628f27d971a4 (Matt Butcher)
๐ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## v2.12.2
Helm v2.12.2 is a **security release**. This release contains a security fix for a vulnerability described [here](https://helm.sh/blog/helm-security-notice-2019/index.html). **Users are strongly recommended to update.**
The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there!
- Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com):
- `#helm-users` for questions and just to hang out
- `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Hang out at the Public Developer Call: Thursday, 9:30 Pacific via [Zoom](https://zoom.us/j/696660622)
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: [GitHub/helm/charts](https://github.com/helm/charts)
## Features and Changes
This release fixes a security issue. A malicious chart can cause the commands `helm fetch --unpack` and `helm lint` to unpack chart content outside of the chart directory on the local filesystem.
Tiller is not impacted.
## Installation and Upgrading
Download Helm 2.12.2. The common platform binaries are here:
- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256))
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.12.2-windows-amd64.zip.sha256))
Once you have the client installed, upgrade Tiller with `helm init --upgrade`.
The [Quickstart Guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or detailed installation notes, check the [install guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm). You can also use a [script to install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get) on any system with `bash`.
## What's Next
- v2.12.3 will contain only bug fixes.
- v2.13.0 is the next feature release.
## Changelog
- fix: perform extra validation on paths in tar archives (#5165) c194e4a4016902e2ab3f06b29dc8628f27d971a4 (Matt Butcher)