SUSE-SU-2026:22934-1: important: Security update for helm

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# Security update for helm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22934-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-22T17:26:53Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1266598
  * bsc#1271997

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-39821
  * CVE-2026-56852

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-39821 ( SUSE ):  9.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-39821 ( SUSE ):  7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-39821 ( NVD ):  8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-39821 ( NVD ):  9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2026-56852 ( SUSE ):  6.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-56852 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-56852 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for helm fixes the following issues

  * Update to version 3.21.3
  * CVE-2026-39821: golang.org/x/net/idna: failure to reject ASCII-only
    Punycode-encoded labels allows for validation bypass and privilege
    escalation (bsc#1266598).
  * CVE-2026-56852: golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm: infinite loop on
    truncated/invalid UTF-8 input (bsc#1271997).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-1333=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (noarch)
    * helm-bash-completion-3.21.3-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * helm-3.21.3-160000.1.1
    * helm-debuginfo-3.21.3-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39821.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56852.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1266598
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271997

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