# containerd v2.4.1

> Kubernetes Core · 2026-09-24

A maintenance release with a security fix, correctness fixes across CRI and `ctr`, unpack hardening, and a dependency update. No operator configuration changes are announced.

## Action needed
- **[security · medium]** `CVE-2026-53493` security fix
  - This release includes a security fix associated with `CVE-2026-53493` and `GHSA-pg57-6jwg-q645`.

## Other recorded changes
- 8 (defect_corrected 6, value_changed 2)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/containerd/v2.4.1)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.4.1)