Impact Score: 5/10
OpenTofu v1.8.2 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Component: opentofu · Channel: stable. Automated analysis, not a compatibility certification. How this works.
Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
OpenTofu v1.8.2. Source highlight: Update go version to 1.21.11 to fix CVE-2024-24790
Who Does This Impact? (Role-Based Analysis)
💻 Software Engineers & Devs
Check the source notes against the package and APIs you use before upgrading.
📊 Product & Engineering Leads
Use the documented changes to assess relevance to your product; release frequency alone is not a quality measure.
⚙️ DevOps & Security
Verify the target version, runtime requirements and rollback procedure in the official documentation.
🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- Update go version to 1.21.11 to fix CVE-2024-24790
📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)
## What's Changed
SECURITY:
* Update go version to 1.21.11 to fix CVE-2024-24790
BUG FIXES:
* Better handling of key_provider references ([#1965](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1965))
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/compare/v1.8.1...v1.8.2