* When creating a service with annotation: service.beta.kubernetes.io/load-balancer-source-ranges containing multiple source ranges and service.beta.kubernetes.io/azure-shared-securityrule: "false",  the NSG rules will be collapsed. ([#71484](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71484), [@ritazh](https://github.com/ritazh))

* Fixes v1.17.0 regression in --service-cluster-ip-range handling with IPv4 ranges larger than 65536 IP addresses ([#86534](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86534), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- 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,...

* Avoid panic when failing to allocate a Cloud CIDR (aka GCE Alias IP Range).  ([#58186](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58186), [@negz](https://github.com/negz))

### Avoiding Collisions in IP allocation to Services

Kubernetes 1.24 introduced a new opt-in feature that allows you to
[soft-reserve a range for static IP address assignments](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#service-ip-static-sub-range)
to Services.
With the manual enablement of this feature, the cluster will prefer automatic assignment from

* When using IP aliases, use a secondary range rather than subnetwork to reserve cluster IPs. ([#51690](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51690), [@bowei](https://github.com/bowei))
* IPAM controller unifies handling of node pod CIDR range allocation. ([#51374](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51374), [@bowei](https://github.com/bowei))

- Introduce minReadySeconds api to the StatefulSets. ([#100842](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100842), [@ravisantoshgudimetla](https://github.com/ravisantoshgudimetla)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps and Testing]