Helm v2.16.9stable Released Jun 16, 2020
Impact Score: 5/10

Helm v2.16.9

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โšก Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Helm v2.16.9. Source highlight: Helm v2.16.9 is a companion release to Helm 3.2.4, which had a vulnerability in the handling of plugins. Helm 2 does not have a known security vulnerability. However, we determined that Helm 2 should fail with an error message instead of fixing malformed paths when it detected them. We believe this

Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)

๐Ÿ’ป Software Engineers & Devs

Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.

๐Ÿ“Š Product & Engineering Leads

Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.

โš™๏ธ DevOps & Security

Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.

โšก Performance & Enhancements (1)

  • backported archive improvements from v3 (#8318) 8ad7037828e5a0fca1009dabe290130da6368e39 (Matt Butcher)

๐Ÿ”ง Bug Fixes & Patches (3)

  • `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
  • Test, debug, and contribute charts: GitHub/helm/charts
  • v2.16.10 will contain only bug fixes.
๐Ÿ“„ View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
Helm v2.16.9 is a companion release to Helm 3.2.4, which had a vulnerability in the handling of plugins. Helm 2 does not have a known security vulnerability. However, we determined that Helm 2 should fail with an error message instead of fixing malformed paths when it detected them. We believe this proactive step will decrease the likelihood of a future vulnerability. Users are urged to upgrade. More information on the security disclosure is available [here](https://github.com/helm/helm/security/advisories?state=published). 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) ## Installation and Upgrading Download Helm 2.16.9. The common platform binaries are here: - [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256)) - [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v2.16.9-windows-amd64.zip.sha256)) This release was signed with `6EA5 D759 8529 A53E` and can be found at @hickeyma [keybase](https://keybase.io/hickeyma) account. Please use the attached signatures for verifying this release using `gpg`. Once you have the client installed, upgrade Tiller with `helm init --upgrade`. The [Quickstart Guide](https://v2.helm.sh/docs/using_helm/#quickstart-guide) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or detailed installation notes, check the [install guide](https://v2.helm.sh/docs/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 - v2.16.10 will contain only bug fixes. ## Changelog - backported archive improvements from v3 (#8318) 8ad7037828e5a0fca1009dabe290130da6368e39 (Matt Butcher)