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fix(openbao): remove Helm from the migration runtime and hook checks - #2232

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Remove the unused Helm CLI from the OpenBao migration image to eliminate its vulnerable dependency graph and ongoing patch maintenance. The chart's initialization hook uses kubectl, jwker, and shell utilities; Helm installs the chart from the orchestration host.

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  • Remove Helm from the runtime packages and fail image builds if its executable or Alpine package is present. Existing CI builds both amd64 and arm64.
  • Check Helm only in standalone script mode in both deployment scripts. In-cluster helm mode still requires jwker.
  • Test the initialization scripts extracted from a packaged, rendered chart using its actual hook arguments, alongside the standalone script. Cover missing Helm and missing jwker.
  • Preserve current main's numeric USER 100:1000 and non-root hook settings from fix(openbao): declare non-root image and hook identities #2374 when resolving the Dockerfile conflict.

The change adds no custom Helm build, dependency overrides, or script refactor.

For the Reviewer

The Helm-free image requires a chart containing the prerequisite fix. Publish and scan the image, publish the corrected chart with its verified image pin, then update downstream chart and stack consumers. An older chart paired with the new image fails fresh initialization.

Validate the packaged chart and exact image together on a fresh installation before release. An upgrade alone does not execute the post-install initialization hook. Record the verified chart version and image digest in #2230, including optional UI, LLM, and SIS/LLS consumers. Backport the image removal and chart prerequisite fix together using the final squash commit.

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Local checks passed at 448875841052c2a82cb830202b328c1d76e3854c:

  • Initialization tool requirements, auto-unseal retry, plugin catalog hook rendering, and all 11 seal-mode cases.
  • OpenBao dependency-version and kubectl source-build contract tests.
  • Mutation checks: the initialization regression rejects an unconditional chart Helm check and a missing hook-mode argument.
  • Shell syntax for 41 scripts, whitespace checks, and skill fanout validation.

The initialization regression verifies prerequisites and packaged chart wiring against a rejecting fake Kubernetes API. It does not claim successful cluster initialization.

Earlier single-cluster and multi-cluster BDD passed at f5f601c2a using the local ARM64 image and corrected chart. Those runs predate the current main integration. UI and SIS/LLS were disabled. Fresh-install validation of the final published chart/image pair, optional-consumer QA, and replacement-image scans remain required before release. No image, chart, stack release, or maintenance backport is claimed by this PR.

All non-skipped CI checks pass at 4488758410, including amd64/arm64 image builds, OpenBao integration, chart regressions, lint, and license checks. CodeRabbit reported no new actionable findings.

Dependencies

Removes Alpine Helm (Apache-2.0). Adds no third-party dependencies. NOTICE remains unchanged.

Issues

Relates to #2230

Related PR: #2231. Preserves the non-root behavior from #2374.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Chores
    • The OpenBao runtime image no longer includes the Helm CLI. Image builds check that Helm is absent on both supported architectures.
  • Bug Fixes
    • OpenBao initialization through Helm no longer requires Helm in the migration image. Script-based installations continue to check for Helm.
  • Documentation
    • Updated setup guidance with tool requirements and chart compatibility notes, including guidance to update the chart alongside the image.
    • Added instructions for validating the chart and image before deployment.

Replace Alpine Helm 3.19.0 with checksum-pinned Helm 3.22.0 source and
google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2 in the build graph. Verify the shipped binaries
on amd64 and arm64, including dependency floors and removed modules.
Exercise version, chart creation, linting, and rendering during image builds.

Dependency: Helm v3.22.0, Apache-2.0.
Dependency: google.golang.org/grpc v1.83.2, Apache-2.0.
Record Helm attribution and include its license in the runtime image.

Relates to #2230

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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The OpenBao migration image no longer installs Helm and checks that Helm is absent during the build. The chart deploy scripts check for Helm only in standalone script mode. A test covers standalone and in-cluster hook modes.

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OpenBao initialization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Migration image Helm exclusion
migrations/openbao/Dockerfile, migrations/openbao/README.md
The runtime image no longer installs Helm and fails its build if Helm is found in the executable path or Alpine package database. The README describes the image tools and chart compatibility requirement.
Chart initialization modes and validation
deploy/helm/openbao/deploy.sh, deploy/helm/openbao/helm/scripts/deploy.sh, deploy/helm/openbao/tests/*, deploy/helm/openbao/AGENTS.md, deploy/helm/openbao/CLAUDE.md, .github/workflows/build-test.yml
Both deploy scripts check for Helm only in script mode. The test verifies standalone and hook behavior, including missing jwker. Chart guidance and CI include the requirements test.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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The Helm-free image and chart initialization changes have no established outstanding merge-blocking issue. The new chart test has its required tools and rendered scripts.

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- Line 53: Update the x/net version check in require_version to reject versions
below v0.56.0, and add a verification case confirming that v0.55.0 is rejected.
Preserve the existing acceptance behavior for versions at or above the new
floor.
- Line 56: Update require_version so the existing gRPC version floor remains
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fi
require_version golang.org/x/crypto v0.52.0
require_version golang.org/x/net v0.55.0

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Raise the x/net verification floor to v0.56.0.

If a binary embeds x/net v0.55.0, this check accepts it. The Go vulnerability database lists versions before v0.56.0 as affected by GO-2026-5942. The pinned Helm source uses v0.57.0, so this finding concerns the verifier’s acceptance of other binaries, not the current source pin. Raise the floor and add a v0.55.0 rejection case. (pkg.go.dev)

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Update the x/net version check in require_version to reject versions below
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require_version golang.org/x/net v0.55.0
require_version oras.land/oras-go/v2 v2.6.2
# Helm 3.22 no longer links these modules. Reject old copies if reintroduced.
require_version google.golang.org/grpc v1.82.2 true

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🔎 Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '1,100p' migrations/openbao/scripts/verify-helm.sh
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GHSA-2v4p-qf9q-27wj grpc affected v1.83.0 v1.83.1 fixed versions

💡 Result:

Yes. **gRPC-Go v1.83.0 and v1.83.1 are affected** by GHSA-2v4p-qf9q-27wj. The patched version is **v1.83.2**. ([github.com](https://github.com/advisories/ghsa-2v4p-qf9q-27wj?utm_source=openai))

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- 1: https://github.com/advisories/ghsa-2v4p-qf9q-27wj?utm_source=openai

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printf '%s\n' '--- version comparator ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- verifier tests ---'
cat -n migrations/openbao/tests/verify-helm-test.sh
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant PR diff ---'
git diff -- migrations/openbao/scripts/verify-helm.sh migrations/openbao/scripts/build-helm.sh migrations/openbao/tests/verify-helm-test.sh 9958541083fce12a81688a5c13cf83fba6a5e75f b5d990793dc94b9f9f841c1652236ca728cdee49

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Reject advisory-affected gRPC versions.

The v1.82.2 minimum accepts gRPC v1.83.0 and v1.83.1. The build script pins v1.83.2, so the gap affects alternate or future binaries. Keep the existing floor and reject the affected versions explicitly.

Suggested fix
   if ! "$script_dir/verify-openbao.sh" --version-ge "$installed" "$required"; then
     echo "Helm embeds $module ${installed:-<missing>}; need $required or newer" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
+  if [ "$module" = "google.golang.org/grpc" ]; then
+    case "$installed" in
+      v1.83.0|v1.83.1)
+        echo "Helm embeds advisory-affected gRPC $installed" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
 }

Add test cases for both v1.83.0 and v1.83.1.

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Review comment at @migrations/openbao/scripts/verify-helm.sh at line 56:
Update require_version so the existing gRPC version floor remains intact while
google.golang.org/grpc versions v1.83.0 and v1.83.1 are explicitly rejected; add
test cases covering both affected versions.

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Remove the Alpine Helm 3.19.0 package and the proposed Helm 3.22.0 custom
build. The migration entrypoint and shipped addons do not invoke Helm.
Official Helm 3.22.0 binaries still carry crypto advisories, so removing
the unused dependency avoids both those findings and custom module pins.

Check the final image for an absent Helm executable and package on both
supported architectures. Document the runtime boundary and remove the
now-unused verifier, test step, and attribution.

Relates to #2230

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
@sbaum1994 sbaum1994 changed the title fix(openbao-migrations): replace vulnerable packaged Helm fix(openbao-migrations): remove unused vulnerable Helm Oct 2, 2026
The initialization Job uses the migration image but only needs Helm when the deploy script installs the chart itself. Gate the prerequisite check to script mode in both script copies, preserving the jwker requirement for hook mode. Add a regression test and run it in chart CI.

Relates to #2230

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
@sbaum1994 sbaum1994 changed the title fix(openbao-migrations): remove unused vulnerable Helm fix(openbao): remove Helm from the migration runtime and hook checks Oct 3, 2026
Merge current main while keeping the numeric non-root runtime identity and the Helm absence check. Exercise the initialization scripts and arguments from the packaged chart, and require fresh-install validation of the chart/image pair before release.

Relates to #2230

Signed-off-by: Stephanie Baum <sbaum@nvidia.com>
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sbaum1994 merged commit 7b13937 into main Oct 12, 2026
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