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Update MetalLB addon to latest release (v0.15.2) #20916

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What Happened?

The built-in metallb addon in Minikube is currently using v0.9.6, which is outdated, unmaintained, and not compatible with recent Kubernetes versions.

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Why is this important?

  • Security: The current MetalLB version (v0.9.6) is missing critical CVE fixes.
  • Compatibility: It uses a deprecated ConfigMap-based configuration and lacks support for Kubernetes v1.26+.
  • Features: New versions (v0.13.7 – v0.15.2) introduce:
    • CRD-based configuration (IPAddressPool, L2Advertisement)
    • Improved L2/BGP handling
    • Controller-managed lifecycle

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Hyper-V

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