- the `scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/critical-pod` annotation is removed. Pod priority (`spec.priorityClassName`) should be used instead to mark pods as critical. ([#80342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80342), [@draveness](https://github.com/draveness))

  - kubelet <= v1.19.14

**Fixed Versions**:
  - kubelet v1.22.2
  - kubelet v1.21.5
  - kubelet v1.20.11
  - kubelet v1.19.15

This vulnerability was reported by Fabricio Voznika and Mark Wolters of Google.

**CVSS Rating:** High (8.8) [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

## Changes by Kind

**Fixed Versions**:
  - kubelet v1.28.1
  - kubelet v1.27.5
  - kubelet v1.26.8
  - kubelet v1.25.13
  - kubelet v1.24.17

This vulnerability was discovered by James Sturtevant @jsturtevant and Mark Rossetti @marosset during the process of fixing CVE-2023-3676 (that original CVE was reported by Tomer Peled @tomerpeled92)

  `hostAliases` fields to mark the fields used as keys in those lists as either defaulted
  or required. ([#124553](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124553), [@pmalek](https://github.com/pmalek))

edgesuite-staging.net

// alboto.ca : http://alboto.ca
// Submitted by Anton Avramov <******@****.***>
barsy.ca

// Alces Software Ltd : http://alces-software.com
// Submitted by Mark J. Titorenko <mark******@****.***>
*.compute.estate
*.alces.network

// all-inkl.com : https://all-inkl.com
// Submitted by Werner Kaltofen <******@****.***>
kasserver.com

- The `IPTablesOwnershipCleanup` feature (KEP-3178) is now GA; kubelet no longer
  creates the `KUBE-MARK-DROP` chain (which has been unused for several releases)
  or the `KUBE-MARK-MASQ` chain (which is now only created by kube-proxy). ([#119374](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119374), [@danwinship](https://github.com/danwinship))

* Fix bug where EndpointSlice controller would attempt to modify shared objects. ([#85368](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85368), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott))
* Revert ensure the KUBE-MARK-DROP chain in kube-proxy mode=iptables. Fix a bug in which kube-proxy deletes the rules associated with the chain in iptables mode. ([#85527](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85527), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))

* Mark the LBaaS v1 of OpenStack cloud provider deprecated. ([#52821](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52821), [@FengyunPan](https://github.com/FengyunPan))

- The alpha feature `ImmutableEphemeralVolumes` enables an `immutable` field in both Secret and ConfigMap objects to mark their contents as immutable. ([#86377](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86377), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG Apps, CLI and Testing]

#### Other API changes:

- Mark Job onPodConditions as optional in pod failure policy ([#120210](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120210), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo)) [SIG API Machinery and Apps]

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