- Fixed an issue where `StatefulSet` might not restart a pod after eviction or node failure. ([#120398](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120398), [@aleksandra-malinowska](https://github.com/aleksandra-malinowska))

* Azure cloudprovider: Fix controller manager crash issue on a manually created k8s cluster. ([#53694](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53694), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Fix a bug where soft eviction would not trigger when the threshold was crossed ([#52046](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52046), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))

  - PreemptionByKubeScheduler (Pod preempted by kube-scheduler)
  - DeletionByTaintManager (Pod deleted by taint manager due to NoExecute taint)
  - EvictionByEvictionAPI (Pod evicted by Eviction API)
  - DeletionByPodGC (an orphaned Pod deleted by PodGC) ([#110959](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110959), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo))

- Fixed a bug where dry-run is not honored for pod/eviction sub-resource. ([#76969](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/76969), [@apelisse](https://github.com/apelisse))

* Eviction thresholds set to 0% or 100% will turn off eviction. ([#59681](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59681), [@mtaufen](https://github.com/mtaufen))

- Fix CVE-2020-8555 for Gluster client connections. ([#97922](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97922), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Storage]
- Fix NPE in ephemeral storage eviction ([#98261](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98261), [@wzshiming](https://github.com/wzshiming)) [SIG Node]

- Changed how KMS v2 encryption at rest can generate data encryption keys.

- Changed underlying logic for `Eviction Manager` helper functions. ([#132277](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132277), [@KevinTMtz](https://github.com/KevinTMtz)) [SIG Node, Scheduling and Testing]

- Fixed a missing behavior where Windows nodes did not implement memory-pressure eviction. ([#122922](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122922), [@marosset](https://github.com/marosset)) [SIG Node, Testing and Windows]

* By default, clusters on GCE no longer send RequestReceived audit event, if advanced audit is configured. ([#52343](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52343), [@crassirostris](https://github.com/crassirostris))
* [BugFix] Soft Eviction timer works correctly ([#52046](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52046), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))