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LOW2.2

GHSA-jm56-5h66-w453

Repository index file allows for duplicates of the same chart entry in helm

Quick fix

GHSA-jm56-5h66-w453 — helm.sh/helm/v3: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

go get helm.sh/helm/v3@v3.3.2

Details

### Impact

During a security audit of Helm's code base, security researchers at Trail of Bits identified a bug in which the a Helm repository can contain duplicates of the same chart, with the last one always used. If a repository is compromised, this lowers the level of access that an attacker needs to inject a bad chart into a repository.

To perform this attack, an attacker must have write access to the index file (which can occur during a MITM attack on a non-SSL connection).

### Specific Go Packages Affected helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/repo

### Patches

This issue has been patched in Helm 3.3.2 and 2.16.11

### Workarounds

- do not install charts from repositories you do not trust - fetch charts using a secure channel of communication (such as TLS) - use `helm pull` to fetch the chart, then review the chart’s content (either manually, or with `helm verify` if it has been signed) to ensure it has not been tampered with - manually review the index file in the Helm repository cache before installing software.

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Affected packages

Go/helm.sh/helm/v3
Introduced in: 3.0.0Fixed in: 3.3.2
Fixgo get helm.sh/helm/v3@v3.3.2
Go/helm.sh/helm
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 2.16.11
Fixgo get helm.sh/helm@v2.16.11

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