Description
Helm is a package manager for Charts for Kubernetes. Versions prior to 3.14.2 contain an uninitialized variable vulnerability when Helm parses index and plugin yaml files missing expected content. When either an `index.yaml` file or a plugins `plugin.yaml` file were missing all metadata a panic would occur in Helm. In the Helm SDK, this is found when using the `LoadIndexFile` or `DownloadIndexFile` functions in the `repo` package or the `LoadDir` function in the `plugin` package. For the Helm client this impacts functions around adding a repository and all Helm functions if a malicious plugin is added as Helm inspects all known plugins on each invocation. This issue has been resolved in Helm v3.14.2. If a malicious plugin has been added which is causing all Helm client commands to panic, the malicious plugin can be manually removed from the filesystem. If using Helm SDK versions prior to 3.14.2, calls to affected functions can use `recover` to catch the panic.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| helm | helm | < 3.14.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | helm | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | helm | 3.16.3-150000.1.38.1 | SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | helm | 3.13.3-150000.1.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1137-1, SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | helm | 3.17.2-slfo.1.1_1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20278-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | helm | 3.17.2-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20196-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | helm | 3.16.3-150000.1.38.1 | SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cmctl | 1.14.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13778-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | helm | 3.14.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13708-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | helm3 | 3.19.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15779-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | k9s | 0.32.4-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13918-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | helm | 3.16.3-150000.1.38.1 | SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | helm | 3.13.3-150000.1.32.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1137-1, SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 | helm | 3.16.3-150000.1.38.1 | SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | cert-manager | 1.12.13-1 | — |
| Azure Linux 3 | helm | 3.13.2-3 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | cert-manager | 1.11.2-10 | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | chartmuseum | 0.16.1-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | cilium-cli | 0.15.23-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | eksctl | 0.172.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | flux-helm-controller +1 | 0.37.4-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | flux-source-controller +1 | 1.2.4-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | helm-operator +1 | 1.33.0-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | helm-push | 0.10.4-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | k8sgpt | 0.3.27-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | k9s | 0.31.9-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kots +2 | 1.107.7-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubescape | 3.0.3-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubevela +3 | 1.10.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | trivy | 0.49.1-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | up | 0.24.1-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zarf | 0.32.4-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zot | 2.0.1-r5 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | helm.sh/helm/v3 | < 3.14.2 | 3.14.2 | GHSA-r53h-jv2g-vpx6 |
Advisories 9
- SUSE-SU-2025:20278-1 Security update for helm SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20196-1 Security update for helm SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1137-1 Security update for helm SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13778-1 cmctl-1.14.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13708-1 helm-3.14.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15779-1 helm3-3.19.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13918-1 k9s-0.32.4-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0641 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Advanced Cluster Management): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 3, 2025
- SUSE-RU-2024:4213-1 Recommended update for helm SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025