- Kubeadm: during execution of the "check expiration" command, treat the etcd CA as external if there is a missing etcd CA key file (etcd/ca.key) and perform the proper validation on certificates signed by the etcd CA. Additionally, make sure that the CA for all entries in the output table is included - for both certificates...

- kubeadm: fix a potential panic if kubeadm discovers an invalid, existing kubeconfig file ([#79165](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79165), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123))
- kubeadm: treat non-fatal errors as warnings when doing reset ([#80862](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80862), [@drpaneas](https://github.com/drpaneas))

    How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie--'

        [later editions continued as follows
    The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat,
    While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat.
    When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon,
    Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon:
    While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl,
    And concluded the banquet--]

- Kubeadm: during execution of the "check expiration" command, treat the etcd CA as external if there is a missing etcd CA key file (etcd/ca.key) and perform the proper validation on certificates signed by the etcd CA. Additionally, make sure that the CA for all entries in the output table is included - for both certificates...

- Resolved an issue that caused winkernel proxier to treat stale VIPs as valid. ([#113521](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113521), [@daschott](https://github.com/daschott))

- Mount-utils: treat syscall.ENODEV as corrupted mount ([#126174](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126174), [@dobsonj](https://github.com/dobsonj)) [SIG Storage]

- Mount-utils: treat syscall.ENODEV as corrupted mount ([#126174](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126174), [@dobsonj](https://github.com/dobsonj)) [SIG Storage]

can now store only `null` when created using the protobuf content-type or stored in etcd using protobuf serialization (the default in 1.6).
JSON API clients should tolerate `null` values for such fields, and treat `null` and `[]` as equivalent in meaning unless specifically documented otherwise for a particular field. ([#44593](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44593))

- Mount-utils: treat syscall.ENODEV as corrupted mount ([#126174](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126174), [@dobsonj](https://github.com/dobsonj)) [SIG Storage]

### Other notable changes