Kubernetes Agent v1.9.27

Includes Java Agent v2.2.68

September 15, 2026

Caution

Update the master agent and node agent to the 1.9.27 image together and recreate the pods for the runtime change to take effect.

• Feature Added local ingest for network observation data from the same pod

  • Added a dedicated listener on 127.0.0.1 that receives aggregated TCP L4 segment data. It doesn't share a port with the existing micro listener.
  • Configuration options: network_edge_ingest_enabled (default: disabled), network_edge_ingest_port (1–65535), and network_edge_ingest_node.
  • When enabling it, specify both the port and the node name. The node name must match the observer_node value in the sent data.
  • Changing the configured node name requires a restart.
  • Validates the allowed fields of network.edge.window/v1alpha1 along with size, time, and value ranges, then sends the data to the kube_network_edge_v1alpha1 category.
  • Uses the node agent's current connection information for the project, agent, and node identifiers instead of the values in the sent data.
  • A successful ACK means the node agent's default or offline queue accepted the record; it doesn't guarantee that the backend stored it.
  Caution

  This feature is disabled by default, and this release neither enables it automatically nor changes RBAC. The loopback binding isn't a substitute for authentication, so configure your deployment so that only trusted containers in the same pod can reach this port.

• Changed Security update for the Alpine runtime of the agent images

  • Updated the final Alpine runtime base of kube_agent and kube_mon from 3.22 to 3.24.
  • Applies security patches to the packages included in the base image during the image build.

Info

Agent download: kube_mon_1.9.27.tar