* Updated kubernetes-worker to request new security tokens when the aws cloud provider changes the registered node name. ([#59730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59730), [@hyperbolic2346](https://github.com/hyperbolic2346))

* fix race condition issue when detaching azure disk ([#60183](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60183), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Get parent dir via canonical absolute path when trying to judge mount-point ([#58433](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58433), [@yue9944882](https://github.com/yue9944882))

- Fix: statle smb mount issue when smb file share is deleted and then unmount ([#121851](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121851), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Storage]
- Fixed a regression since 1.24 in the scheduling framework when overriding MultiPoint plugins (e.g. default plugins).

- Fix: skip case sensitivity when checking Azure NSG rules
  fix: ensure InstanceShutdownByProviderID return false for creating Azure VMs ([#104447](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104447), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixed occasional pod cgroup freeze when using cgroup v1 and systemd driver.

- Fix: statle smb mount issue when smb file share is deleted and then unmount ([#121851](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121851), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Storage]
- Fixed a regression since 1.27.0 in scheduler framework when running score plugins. 
  The `skippedScorePlugins` number might be greater than `enabledScorePlugins`, 

* Fixes issue for readOnly subpath mounts for SELinux systems and when the volume mountPath already existed in the container image. ([#64351](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64351), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

- Avoid creating new controller revisions for statefulsets when cache is stale ([#67039](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67039), [@mortent](https://github.com/mortent))

- Fixed panic when accessing CustomResources of a CRD with `x-kubernetes-int-or-string`. ([#83787](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83787), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

- When client certificate files are provided, reload files for new connections, and close connections when a certificate changes. ([#79083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79083), [@jackkleeman](https://github.com/jackkleeman)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth, Node and Testing]

* Include the list of security groups when failing with the errors that more then one is tagged ([#58874](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58874), [@sorenmat](https://github.com/sorenmat))
* Allow "required" to be used at the CRD OpenAPI validation schema when the /status subresource is enabled. ([#63533](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63533), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))