Chaos Mesh
v2.8.6ObservabilityOct 21, 2026
A maintenance release focused on compatibility and correctness, with stricter validation and broader PhysicalMachineChaos support. It also includes dashboard and Linux-kernel compatibility fixes, with no security changes.
All 6 other recorded changesfixes 5 · value changes 1
fixes (5)
- - Reject PhysicalMachineChaos injection when
spec.is empty and point users to the mutating webhook configuration [#5148](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5148)uid - - Preserve
spec.when importing PhysicalMachineChaos YAML into the Dashboard and submitting the form [#5149](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5149)uid - - Allow PhysicalMachineChaos HTTP actions in standalone experiments, schedules, and workflows [#5142](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5142)
- - Accept valid Redis expiration options and percentage-only cache limits in PhysicalMachineChaos [#5141](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5141)
- - Prevent Total Experiments Status chart from shrinking on dashboard navigation [#5077](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5077)
value changes (1)
- - Upgrade toda to v0.2.5 to fix IOChaos temporary file creation on newer Linux kernels [#5128](https://github.com/chaos-mesh/chaos-mesh/pull/5128)
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