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v1.5.0

Jun 19, 2026 GO-2025-3543

GO-2025-3543: WITHDRAWN: Libcontainer is affected by capabilities elevation in github.com/opencontainers/runc

Changes in this version

+ const MaxNameLen

+ func RecvFile(socket *os.File) (_ *os.File, Err error)

+ func SendFile(socket, file *os.File) error

+ func SendRawFd(socket *os.File, msg string, fd uintptr) error

v1.5.0-rc.3

Jun 13, 2026 GO-2025-3543

GO-2025-3543: WITHDRAWN: Libcontainer is affected by capabilities elevation in github.com/opencontainers/runc