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kubernetes.devAnnouncing the Workload Conformance Working GroupWe are excited to announce that the Kubernetes community now has a Workload Conformance Working Group. The working group is writing a shared standard for how workloads behave at runtime on Kubernetes....

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lwkd.infoWeek Ending October 18, 2026Developer News

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etcd.ioetcd Patch Releases: v3.7.3, v3.6.16, v3.5.35SIG-etcd has published patch releases for all three supported versions of etcd. These updates fix multiple public security vulnerabilities, as well as several other operational issues. Users should update...

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events.linuxfoundation.orgSchedule | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North AmericaView the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America Schedule & Directory.

Join us for the Kubernetes SIG Meet & Greet Lunch at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2026 in Salt Lake City! 🤝 📅 Wednesday, November 11, 2026 🕧 12:20 PM – 2:20 PM MST 📍 Salt Palace, Level 2, Upper Mezzanine, near Rooms 257–260 👉 Grab your lunch and come meet SIGs, WGs, and fellow contributors!

kubernetes.devAnnouncing the 2026 Steering Committee Election ResultsThe 2026 Steering Committee Election is now complete. The Kubernetes Steering Committee consists of 7 seats, 3 of which were up for election in 2026. Incoming committee members serve a term of 2 years,...

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edore.coKCD Nigeria 2026KCD Nigeria 2026 brings together the Kubernetes and Cloud Native community for a day of learning, collaboration, and connection centered on this year's them

🇳🇬 KCD Nigeria is coming to Lagos on October 24! Join the cloud native community for a day of Kubernetes talks and connection. 🚀 🎟️ Register: edore.co/events/kcd-n... 🤝 Join the community: community2.cncf.io/kcd-nigeria #KCDNigeria #Kubernetes #CNCF

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kubernetes.devKCD Around the World: NigeriaWelcome back to KCD Around the World, a series where we explore Kubernetes Community Days from every corner of the globe. Behind every event is a community of volunteers, contributors, organizers and...

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kubernetes.ioWhy Is My Kubernetes Job Still Pending? Tracing Kueue Admission with HeadlampYou submit a Kubernetes Job and wait for its Pods to appear. A minute passes. Then another. The Job is still suspended, there are no application logs, and there may not even be a Pod to inspect. In a...

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community2.cncf.ioKubernetes Community Days UK - Edinburgh 2026 | CNCFIn-person Event - AttendingKCD UK is back again for 2026 and we're returning to Edinburgh for a second year. We are the UK's finest commun...

Hi Edinburgh! 👋 KCD UK in Edinburgh 2026 runs Oct 19-20, with two days of Kubernetes & cloud native talks in Scotland's capital. Register: community2.cncf.io/events/detai...

kubernetes.devSIG Instrumentation Welcomes kubernetes-mixinThe kubernetes-mixin project, with over eight years of commit history, has been adopted by SIG Instrumentation. What is kubernetes-mixin?Kubernetes and Prometheus go hand in hand when it comes to monitoring...

SIG Instrumentation Welcomes kubernetes-mixin-

sessionize.comKubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027: Call for PapersKubeCon + CloudNativeCon gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities. Join our current graduated, incubat...

CFP for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2027 is closing soon! . We'd especially love to see strong participation from the Kubernetes contributor community in the Maintainer Track and Contribfests. CFP Deadline: 11 October at 11:59 PM CEST (UTC+2) Submit here: sessionize.com/kubecon-clou...

lwkd.infoWeek Ending October 04, 2026Developer News

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kubernetes.ioThe Shift to cgroup v2 in Kubernetes: What You Need to KnowIn Linux, cgroups (control groups) are a kernel feature used for managing system resources. Kubernetes uses cgroups to allocate resources like CPU and memory to containers, ensuring that applications...

The Shift to cgroup v2 in Kubernetes: What You Need to Know-

kubernetes.ioScaling Kubernetes Workloads with Node SwapMemory is often the first hard limit a Kubernetes cluster hits. Nodes run out of RAM long before they run out of CPU, and the new wave of agentic AI workloads makes this worse. These workloads demand...

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🗳️ TODAY is the LAST day to vote in this year's Steering Committee Election! All Kubernetes Org members are eligible to vote. Cast your vote now!!! elections.k8s.io

lwkd.infoWeek Ending September 27, 2026Developer News Two security advisories were published on September 24: CVE-2026-2270 (rated Medium, 5.9) describes a confused deputy attack in the StatefulSet controller that lets a user with namespace-scoped...

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🗳️ You have 1 day left to vote in the Steering Committee Election! All Kubernetes Org members are eligible to vote. Cast your vote before it's too late!! elections.k8s.io

🗳️ You have 2 days left to vote in this year's Steering Committee Election! All Kubernetes Org members are eligible to vote. Cast your votes today!! elections.k8s.io

kubernetes.devKCD Around the World: SofiaWelcome back to KCD Around the World, a series where we explore Kubernetes Community Days from every corner of the globe. Behind every event is a community of volunteers, contributors, organizers and...

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github.comCVE-2026-19444: kubectl cp path traversal on Windows allows arbitrary file writes · Issue #141294 · kubernetes/kubernetesCVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Medium (6.5) Description of vulnerability A path traversal vulnerability exists in the kubectl cp command when it is run on Windows. kube...

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kcd.bgAgenda · KCD Sofia 2026The full KCD Sofia 2026 program: conference talks, lightning talks, and speakers on stage 29 September at the Sofia Event Center.

Hello, Sofia! 👋 KCD Sofia 2026 is almost here! 🎉 On September 29, the cloud native community comes together at the Sofia Event Center. Who's joining? Check out the agenda: kcd.bg/agenda/ #KCDSofia #Kubernetes #CloudNative

⏳ Voting for the Kubernetes Steering Committee Election is open until October 1st! All Kubernetes Org members are eligible to vote. Get those votes in! elections.k8s.io

github.comCVE-2026-76654: Subpath symlinking on Windows nodes permits NTLM coercion · Issue #142098 · kubernetes/kubernetesCVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Medium (5.8) An NTLM coercion vulnerability exists on Windows nodes when the subPath supplied in a pod's volumeMounts is set to a symboli...

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github.comCVE-2026-2270: StatefulSet and ControllerRevision write permissions allow cross-namespace pod creation · Issue #142097 · kubernetes/kubernetesCVSS Rating: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Medium (5.9) A confused deputy attack exists in the StatefulSet controller that allows a user with namespace-scoped write permissions on ...

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kubernetes.devWhat I learned from joining the Blog teamWhen I joined the Kubernetes blog team, I did not know quite what to expect. Here is everything I picked up along the way from finding your first PR to getting an article published. Everyone starts somewhere...

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etcd.ioEtcd Patch Releases: v3.7.2, v3.6.15, and v3.5.34SIG-etcd has distributed patch updates for all three supported release branches. These releases update dependencies, fix a file-handle leak during file cleanup, correct etcdctl endpoint status output,...

Etcd Patch Releases: v3.7.2, v3.6.15, and v3.5.34-

kubernetes.ioSpotlight on SIG AppsAs Kubernetes adoption has grown, the conversation has shifted beyond running containers to managing increasingly complex application lifecycles. Modern platforms support stateless web services, stateful...

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kubernetes.devSpotlight on SIG AppsSpotlight on SIG AppsAs Kubernetes adoption has grown, the conversation has shifted beyond running containers to managing increasingly complex application lifecycles. Modern platforms support stateless...

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⏳ All Kubernetes Org members are eligible to vote in the Kubernetes Steering Committee elections. 🗳️ The deadline for voting is Oct 1st, so make sure you get your votes in before then at elections.k8s.io

kubernetes.ioKubernetes v1.37: Tracking When a PersistentVolumeClaim Was Last Used (Beta)Kubernetes v1.37 promotes the PersistentVolumeClaimUnusedSinceTime feature gate to Beta (enabled by default). With this feature, the PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) protection controller adds an Unused condition...

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forms.gleSIG Node v1.38 KEP Wrangler InterestThis form is to express your interest in being a SIG Node KEP wrangler for the Kubernetes v1.38 release. The duties of a KEP wrangler are documented here in the community repo. Generally we expect…

21 Sept

📣 Calling for SIG Node v1.38 KEP Wranglers volunteers!!! 📣 As we gear up for the 1.38 release, we're looking for volunteers to join as KEP wranglers who will help guide SIG Node KEPs through the process, partnering with authors and SIG leads to keep things on track. forms.gle/58BY1tpGQ18M...

community2.cncf.ioKCD São Paulo 2026 | CNCFIn-person Event - KCD São Paulo 2026 🚀☁️O maior encontro da galera Cloud Native em São Paulo 🌎Os KCDs (Kubernetes Community Days) são fest...

18 Sept

Olá, São Paulo! 👋 KCD São Paulo 2026 is coming on September 26. Come connect with the Kubernetes and cloud native community in Brazil. Register here: community2.cncf.io/events/detai...

lwkd.infoWeek Ending September 13, 2026Developer News

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kubernetes.ioKubernetes v1.37: Hardening Container Storage with Bind Mount Options and EmptyDir PermissionsKubernetes v1.37 brings important storage security features: emptyDir permission modes and bind mount options. They help application programmers and security professionals implement rigorous security...

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kubernetes.devPublishing a Kubernetes SIG's Images to registry.k8s.ioIf you’re publishing container images for a Kubernetes SIG project, you might expect the same publishing workflow used by other container registries to work. That was my assumption too. My workflow...

17 Sept

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kubernetes.ioKubernetes v1.37: Pod-Level Resource Managers graduated to BetaWith the release of Kubernetes v1.37, the Pod-Level Resource Managers feature has graduated to Beta status (disabled by default)! First introduced as an Alpha feature in Kubernetes v1.36, this enhancement...

16 Sept

Kubernetes v1.37: Pod-Level Resource Managers graduated to Beta-

kubernetes.ioKubernetes v1.37: Memory QoS Graduates to BetaMemory QoS has graduated to Beta in Kubernetes v1.37 and is now enabled by default. On Linux nodes running cgroup v2, the feature uses the memory controller to give the kernel better guidance on how to...

16 Sept

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kubernetes.ioKubernetes Changed Block Tracking API - Beta DifferencesChanged Block Tracking (CBT) support for CSI drivers shipped as Alpha in September 2025. With the March 2026 v1.0.0 release of the external-snapshot-metadata project, the feature moved to Beta. If you...

15 Sept

Kubernetes Changed Block Tracking API - Beta Differences-

kubernetes.ioKubernetes v1.37: Native Histograms Graduates to BetaI'm excited to announce that native histogram support for Kubernetes metrics is graduating to Beta and is enabled by default in Kubernetes v1.37! Native histograms (previously introduced as Alpha in Kubernetes...

15 Sept

Kubernetes v1.37: Native Histograms Graduates to Beta-

kubernetes.devhttps://www.kubernetes.dev/resources/ai-policy/

14 Sept

📢 Kubernetes has a project-wide AI policy covering contributions and generated content. Please review it before submitting PRs, docs, or comms. 📖 Policy: www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/p...

kubernetes.devZoom GuidelinesPolicies, procedures and best practices for managing Zoom.

14 Sept

🚫 AI notetakers/bots are not permitted in Kubernetes community meetings. Please take notes manually. This helps keep our meeting spaces community-driven and respects your fellow maintainers' privacy. 📖 Reference: www.kubernetes.dev/docs/comms/z...

lwkd.infoWeek Ending September 6, 2026Developer News

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