* The bootstrap token system now allows token management and expiration
* The [`kubefed` federation bootstrap tool](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/federation/set-up-cluster-federation-kubefed/) has also graduated to beta.
* Interaction with container runtimes is now through the CRI interface, enabling easier integration of runtimes with the kubelet. Docker remains the default runtime via Docker-CRI (which moves to beta).

* [alpha] Rotation of the server TLS certificate on the kubelet. See [TLS bootstrapping - approval controller](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kubelet-tls-bootstrapping/#approval-controller).

* [alpha] Rotation of the client TLS certificate on the kubelet. See [TLS bootstrapping - kubelet configuration](https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kubelet-tls-bootstrapping/#kubelet-configuration).

    *   Extends the gpu_device_plugin e2e_node test to verify that scheduled pods can continue to run even after a device plugin deletion and kubelet restart.
*   The NodeController no longer supports kubelet 1.2. ([#48996](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48996),[ @k82cn](https://github.com/k82cn))

* kubelet `--cert-dir` now defaults to `/var/lib/kubelet/pki`, in order to ensure bootstrapped and rotated certificates persist beyond a reboot. resolves an issue in kubeadm with false-positive `/var/lib/kubelet is not empty` message during pre-flight checks ([#53317](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53317), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))...

directories outside of the volume, including on the host filesystem.

**Affected Versions**:
  - kubelet v1.22.0 - v1.22.1
  - kubelet v1.21.0 - v1.21.4
  - kubelet v1.20.0 - v1.20.10
  - 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.

      - [kube-apiserver:](#kube-apiserver)
      - [kubelet:](#kubelet)
      - [kubectl:](#kubectl)
      - [client-go:](#client-go)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-20)
    - [Deprecation](#deprecation)
      - [kube-apiserver:](#kube-apiserver-1)
      - [kube-controller-manager:](#kube-controller-manager)
      - [kubelet:](#kubelet-1)
      - [kube-proxy:](#kube-proxy)
      - [kubeadm:](#kubeadm)

    * "client-certificate: /var/lib/kubelet/pki/kubelet-client-current.pem" and "client-key: /var/lib/kubelet/pki/kubelet-client-current.pem", replacing the embedded client certificate and key.
* action required: kubeadm deprecates the use of the hyperkube image ([#85094](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85094), [@rosti](https://github.com/rosti))

### Other notable changes

to execute arbitrary commands on the host.

**Affected Versions**:
  - kubelet <= v1.29.12
  - kubelet <= v1.30.8
  - kubelet <= v1.31.4
  - kubelet = v1.32.0

**Fixed Versions**:
  - kubelet 1.29.13
  - kubelet 1.30.9
  - kubelet 1.31.5
  - kubelet 1.32.1

This vulnerability was reported by Peled, Tomer and mitigated by Aravindh Puthiyaprambil. 

 ([#64792](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64792), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

* Kubelet will set extended resource capacity to zero after it restarts. If the extended resource is exported by a device plugin, its capacity will change to a valid value after the device plugin re-connects with the Kubelet. If the extended resource is exported by an external component through direct node status capacity patching, the component should repatch the field after kubelet becomes ready again. During the time gap, pods previously...