- Patches a high‑severity Go crypto vulnerability that could cause a panic/DOS via malformed X.509 certificates on 32‑bit systems.
- Applies to all Helm 2 versions before 2.16.8; users should upgrade and verify the signed release binaries.
- v2.16.9 will be a bug‑fix‑only release.
Helm v2.16.8
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Fixed panic in engine when handling empty files.
Improved error reporting for helm template debug and fixed panic on repeated IsReachable calls.