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containerdv2.0.9Kubernetes CoreMay 20, 2026

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A maintenance release with a disclosed security fix, a narrower default socket policy, expanded compatibility for volatile mount options and AppArmor, and several correctness fixes. It also includes updates to container event handling, tar extraction, OCI USER validation, sandbox field forwarding, and event topics.

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securityhighThe CVE-2026-46680 security fix
A security fix for CVE-2026-46680, also identified as GHSA-fqw6-gf59-qr4w, ships in this release.

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breakingThe default seccomp socket policy
Applies if you use seccomp.

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containerdv2.3.1Kubernetes CoreMay 20, 2026

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A maintenance release focused on runtime correctness and security, including fixes across snapshotter, storage, and server components. It also contains compatibility changes and updates to the API and Go toolchain.

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securityhighCVE-2026-46680 correction
The fix for CVE-2026-46680 ships in this release.

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breakingThe overlayfs "rebase" capability, disabled in user namespaces
Applies if you use overlayfs and run in a user namespace.

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deprecatedTask fields in Runc options, deprecated
Applies if you configure task fields in Runc options.

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Helmv4.2.0Kubernetes CoreMay 14, 2026

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A feature and maintenance release with new template and CLI capabilities, dependency updates, flag deprecations, and numerous correctness fixes. It also includes security fixes for plugin path traversal and GO-2026-4394.

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securityhighgo.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk update for GO-2026-4394
Helm v4.2.0 updates go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk to v1.40.0 for GO-2026-4394.

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securityPlugin version path traversal fix
Applies if you use the Plugin extension.

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deprecatedThe --hide-notes and --render-subchart-notes flags, deprecated
Applies if you use --hide-notes or --render-subchart-notes.

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etcdv3.6.11Kubernetes CoreMay 1, 2026

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A maintenance release with a correctness fix, an RBAC authorization bypass fix, and a security-related dependency update for GO-2026-4962. It also records Go 1.25.9 as the toolchain used to build the binaries.

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securitymediumgolang.org/x/image update for GO-2026-4962
The release updates golang.org/x/image to v0.39.0 to resolve GO-2026-4962.

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securityRBAC authorization bypass in nested Put requests
Applies if you use RBAC.

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etcdv3.4.44Kubernetes CoreMay 1, 2026

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A security maintenance release fixes an RBAC authorization bypass. It also updates the Go toolchain used to compile binaries to go 1.25.9.

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securityRBAC authorization bypass fix
Applies if you use RBAC.

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