Helium is by its very nature a very leaky element. If they have multiple leaks I highly doubt that the astronauts are coming home on Boeing. That helium is going to be gone before they know it.
The delta between "what they've said" and the truth? I don't know. I've read that (if they ignore certain safety protocols), the astronauts could stowaway on the current CrewDragon that's up there and get home that way. There's no reason to attempt the trip home in Starliner if it's clearly not able to make the trip safely.
They better not track this back to Boeing substandard hiring practices and below industry standards on inert gas welding for space craft fuel tanks or an illegal that is traced back to it.
Sometimes success needs someone that knows what they are doing.