4.18.0-rc.8

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Changes from 4.18.0-rc.7

Created: 2025-02-06 19:47:41 +0000 UTC

Image Digest: sha256:386bab57f03577185b945cf6f76e6841ee8a9e6dd478959d3421e3f26828f3fa

Components

Kubectl 1.31.1
Kubernetes 1.31.4
Kubernetes Tests 1.31.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS upgraded from 418.94.202501281847-0 to 418.94.202502041521-0 (diff)

FeatureGate Changes

FeatureGate	Default Hypershift	Default SelfManagedHA	DevPreviewNoUpgrade Hypershift	DevPreviewNoUpgrade SelfManagedHA	TechPreviewNoUpgrade Hypershift	TechPreviewNoUpgrade SelfManagedHA
NetworkSegmentation (37 tests)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled
PersistentIPsForVirtualization (12 tests)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled

Rebuilt images without code change

agent-installer-api-server git e5a40059 sha256:9186691fb8d9d22d7490c36a6b96fff9fbd7a1c08f560ecf9bc0a260f76b6512
agent-installer-csr-approver git 5348c85c sha256:b8292b03f8008e596d34296e31b7885f03e9d9adf08e392d8ec046499fe3bdcf
agent-installer-node-agent git 51a74acb sha256:11bbb5bb9fd1fad40f3c4f57fa73ac811d78dae76f98d1989ecf71212c0e8b84
cluster-node-tuning-operator git b707be66 sha256:da4088b9e71490c583069803c6cd60d97695e1829bab9b8f1dce7b01794c3e4e
machine-os-images git 6d082d80 sha256:4984b1d8a09ad3ee15a221ddba7eeadfdfbdceb6abf848a481a813c58a93fe91
metallb-frr git 1ad8f2e7 sha256:b7ce23fed3f02b8555c466d3f95c16f407f2f2e27072968396ea7f16cc783fb8
must-gather git c864494e sha256:1e1ffd7e4d03d9d4f9da5ec454a29d332dd5631906b04e555a8ebf3d09975986
network-tools git f76635f2 sha256:de65b5b2f8920d84b837ab8677501cd8cf86830017f5aa0bceb35f94cb97a5d5
rhel-coreos sha256:456f0618565b29882c6d3e270baa7d5ea241a0fd920ba521bef118b7f2570c09
rhel-coreos-extensions sha256:400145fc88a63f4490ebb79cb36f4015a5002d2985bb863cdc86615bdfaa9dbb

aws-cloud-controller-manager, aws-cluster-api-controllers, aws-ebs-csi-driver, aws-ebs-csi-driver-operator, aws-machine-controllers, aws-pod-identity-webhook, azure-cloud-controller-manager, azure-cloud-node-manager, azure-cluster-api-controllers, azure-disk-csi-driver, azure-disk-csi-driver-operator, azure-file-csi-driver, azure-file-csi-driver-operator, azure-machine-controllers, azure-workload-identity-webhook, hyperkube, ibm-cloud-controller-manager, ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver, ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver-operator, ibmcloud-machine-controllers, ironic, ironic-agent, ironic-machine-os-downloader, ironic-static-ip-manager, kube-proxy, machine-image-customization-controller, nutanix-cloud-controller-manager, nutanix-machine-controllers, pod, vsphere-cloud-controller-manager, vsphere-cluster-api-controllers, vsphere-csi-driver, vsphere-csi-driver-operator, vsphere-csi-driver-syncer, vsphere-problem-detector

OCPBUGS-49782: OCPBUGS-39305: UPSTREAM: <carry>: log only deprecated api requests #2195
OCPBUGS-49749: UPSTREAM: <carry>: disable etcd readiness checks by default #2193
OCPBUGS-48079, OCPBUGS-48515: Fix status ratcheting 4.18 #2175
OCPBUGS-48403: Bump openshift-eng/openshift-tests-extension to main #2188
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baremetal-installer, installer, installer-altinfra, installer-artifacts

OCPBUGS-49735: aws/byo-ip added required permission ec2:ReleaseAddress #9426
OCPBUGS-49599: Envtest: Configure IPv6 service network for API Service #9418
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baremetal-operator

OCPBUGS-49699: Handle HFC for non-redfish HW #393
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cli, cli-artifacts, deployer, tools

OCPBUGS-48714: monitor should not exit for temp api disconnect #1963
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cluster-bootstrap

OCPBUGS-49770: bootstrap API server should terminate only after API is HA #113
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cluster-config-api

OCPBUGS-49751: ipam, virt: graduate persistent ips feature gate to GA #2140
OCPBUGS-49809, SDN-5297, SDN-5403: [release-4.18] Graduate UserDefinedNetworks to GA #2127
OCPBUGS-49780: Use BASE_REF env var to pull the release version for sippy data #2191
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cluster-etcd-operator

OCPBUGS-49772: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #1395
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cluster-kube-apiserver-operator

OCPBUGS-49773: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #1796
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cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator

OCPBUGS-49777: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #832
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cluster-kube-scheduler-operator

OCPBUGS-49776: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #559
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cluster-network-operator

OCPBUGS-49736: Fix UDN and CUDN hostSubnet validation #2637
OCPBUGS-49670: OVNK should be able to annotate network ID on NADs #2635
OCPBUGS-48443: ovn-k, rbac: Enable users read & modify UserDefinedNetwork CRs #2627
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cluster-openshift-apiserver-operator

OCPBUGS-49749: Exclude etcd readiness checks from /readyz to ignore temporary etcd hiccups #613
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console

OCPBUGS-48200: ‘create a Project’ button on Getting started page doesn’t work #14672
OCPBUGS-47803: prefer OpenShift release version in telemetry events #14661
OCPBUGS-48181: Add ocm url to csp allowlist #14670
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docker-registry

OCPBUGS-49693: bump docker distribution #421
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haproxy-router

OCPBUGS-49717: Update default_pub_keys.pem to use SHA256 #648
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hypershift

OCPBUGS-49819: Add ObjectEncoding to the Azure API and SecretProviderClass Reconciliation in the CPO #5548
OCPBUGS-48689: Remove Credentials from the Azure API #5530
OCPBUGS-49671: Fix IsProgressing condition in HostedClusters #5513
OCPBUGS-48689: Add Tenant ID to Azure API & Remove Credentials from CPO #5501
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machine-config-operator

OCPBUGS-49606: MCO CO degrades are stuck on until master pool updates complete #4818
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networking-console-plugin

Fix nads with no label #207
OCPBUGS-49681: Fix weight width #205
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oc-mirror

OCPBUGS-49730: fixes the infinite loop when no images to mirror (#1064) #1064
OCPBUGS-48842: CLID-301: add –cache-dir command line option (#1044) #1044
CLID-303: disables the selected bundle feature (#1046) #1046
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olm-catalogd

UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673)” #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673) #1673
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olm-operator-controller

UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “Add support for SSL env vars to cert pool watcher (#1672)” #1672
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673)” #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673) #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Add support for SSL env vars to cert pool watcher (#1672) #1672
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ovn-kubernetes, ovn-kubernetes-microshift

OCPBUGS-49736, OCPBUGS-49739: [DownstreamMerge] 1-31-25 #2432
OCPBUGS-48710: DownStream Merge Sync from 4.19 [01-29-2025] #2430
OCPBUGS-48710, SDN-4930: Downstream Merge [01-28-2025] #2428
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tests

OCPBUGS-48403: Bring groupsnapshot beta feature to 4.18 #29427
OCPBUGS-49740, SDN-5625: Backport net seg feat gate into udn virt tests #29504
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Increases timeouts for live migration #29518
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Bump UDN pod ready timeout #29514
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: increase probe initialDelaySeconds from 1 to 5 #29515
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Bump wait for UDN CR ready timeout #29516
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