- [Changelog since v1.21.4](#changelog-since-v1214)
  - [Important Security Information](#important-security-information)
    - [CVE-2021-25741: Symlink Exchange Can Allow Host Filesystem Access](#cve-2021-25741-symlink-exchange-can-allow-host-filesystem-access)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-8)
    - [Feature](#feature-6)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-8)

- The new test `[sig-network] DNS should now provide /etc/hosts entries for the cluster [LinuxOnly] [Conformance]` will validate the host entries set in the ``/etc/hosts`` file (pod's FQDN and hostname), which should be managed by Kubelet. ([#72729](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72729), [@bclau](https://github.com/bclau))

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  * A new field hostAliases has been added to the pod spec to support [adding entries to a Pod's /etc/hosts file](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/add-entries-to-pod-etc-hosts-with-host-aliases/). ([#44641](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44641), [@rickypai](https://github.com/rickypai))

- Fixed `DaemonSet` to update the status even if it fails to create a pod. ([#113787](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113787), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42))
- Fixed `SELinux` label for host path volumes created by host path provisioner ([#112021](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112021), [@mrunalp](https://github.com/mrunalp))

*   Fixed bad conversion in host port chain name generating func which led to some unreachable host ports. ([#55153](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55153),[ @chenchun](https://github.com/chenchun))

- Service Controller: will now update load balancer hosts after node's `ProviderID` is
  updated. ([#120492](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120492), [@cezarygerard](https://github.com/cezarygerard))

* Refactor addons into multiple packages ([#50214](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50214), [@andrewrynhard](https://github.com/andrewrynhard))
* Kubelet now manages `/etc/hosts` file for both hostNetwork Pods and non-hostNetwork Pods. ([#49140](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49140), [@rickypai](https://github.com/rickypai))

- Kube-controller-manager: volume plugins can be restricted from contacting local and loopback addresses by setting `--volume-host-allow-local-loopback=false`, or from contacting specific CIDR ranges by setting `--volume-host-cidr-denylist` (for example, `--volume-host-cidr-denylist=127.0.0.1/28,feed::/16`) ([#91785](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91785), [@mattcary](https://github.com/mattcary)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth, CLI,...

- Images for cloud-controller-manager, kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, and kube-scheduler now contain a minimal /etc/nsswitch.conf and should respect /etc/hosts for lookups ([#69238](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69238), [@BenTheElder](https://github.com/BenTheElder))

### SIG Scheduling