Docker Release Notes

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-11-10</em>

New

• Set Virtualization framework as the default hypervisor for macOS >= 12.5.
• Migrate previous install to Virtualization framework hypervisor for macOS >= 12.5.
• The Enhanced Container Isolation feature, available to Docker Business users, can now be enabled from the General Settings.

Updates

• Docker Engine v20.10.21, which contains mitigations against a Git vulnerability, tracked in CVE-2022-39253, and updates the handling of image:tag@digest image references.
• Docker Compose v2.12.2
• Containerd v1.6.9
• Go 1.19.3

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Docker Desktop now requires an internal network subnet of size /24. If you were previously using a /28, it is automatically expanded to /24. If you experience networking issues, check to see if you have a clash between the Docker subnet and your infrastructure. Fixes docker/for-win#13025.
• Fixed an issue that prevents users from creating Dev Environments when the Git URL has upper-case characters.
• Fix the vpnkit.exe is not running error reported in diagnostics. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-10-31</em>

Updates

• Docker Compose v2.12.1

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed a possible segfault when interrupting docker pull with Control+C or CMD+C.
• Increased the default DHCP lease time to avoid the VM's network glitching and dropping connections every two hours.
• Reverted Qemu to 6.2.0 to fix errors like PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER is unavailable when running emulated amd64 code.

For Mac

• Added back the /var/run/docker.sock symlink on Mac by default, to increase compatibility with tooling like tilt and docker-py. Fixes docker/for-mac#6529.
• Fixed an issue preventing the creation of Dev Environments on new Mac installs and causing error "Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?")

For Windows

• Docker Desktop now functions on machines where PowerShell is disabled.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-10-19</em>

New

• Two new security features have been introduced for Docker Business users, Settings Management and Enhanced Container Isolation. Read more about Docker Desktop’s new Hardened Docker Desktop security model.
• Added the new Dev Environments CLI docker dev, so you can create, list, and run Dev Envs via command line. Now it's easier to integrate Dev Envs into custom scripts.
• Docker Desktop can now be installed to any drive and folder using the --installation-dir. Partially addresses docker/roadmap#94.

Updates

• Docker Scan v0.21.0
• Go 1.19.2 to address CVE-2022-2879, CVE-2022-2880 and CVE-2022-41715
• Updated Docker Engine and Docker CLI to v20.10.20, which contain mitigations against a Git vulnerability, tracked in CVE-2022-39253, and updated handling of image:tag@digest image references, as well as a fix for CVE-2022-36109. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-09-01</em>

New

• Added the ability to use containerd for pulling and storing images. This is an experimental feature.
• Docker Desktop now runs untagged images. Fixes docker/for-mac#6425.
• Added search capabilities to Docker Extension's Marketplace. Fixes docker/roadmap#346.
• Added the ability to zoom in, out or set Docker Desktop to Actual Size. This is done by using keyboard shortcuts ⌘ + / CTRL +, ⌘ - / CTRL -, ⌘ 0 / CTRL 0 on Mac and Windows respectively, or through the View menu on Mac.
• Added compose stop button if any related container is stoppable.
• Individual compose containers are now deletable from the Container view.
• Removed the workaround for virtiofsd <-> qemu protocol mismatch on Fedora 35, as it is no longer needed. Fedora 35 users should upgrade the qemu package to the most recent version (qemu-6.1.0-15.fc35 as of the time of writing).
• Implemented an integrated terminal for containers.
• Added a tooltip to display the link address for all external links by default.

Updates

• Docker Compose v2.10.2
• Docker Scan v0.19.0
• Kubernetes v1.25.0 …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-07-28</em>

New

• Docker Desktop is now fully supported for Docker Business customers inside VMware ESXi and Azure VMs. For more information, see Run Docker Desktop inside a VM or VDI environment
• Added two new extensions (vcluster and PGAdmin4) to the Extensions Marketplace.
• The ability to sort extensions has been added to the Extensions Marketplace.
• Fixed a bug that caused some users to be asked for feedback too frequently. You'll now only be asked for feedback twice a year.
• Added custom theme settings for Docker Desktop. This allows you to specify dark or light mode for Docker Desktop independent of your device settings. Fixes docker/for-win#12747
• Added a new flag for Windows installer. --no-windows-containers disables the Windows containers integration.
• Added a new flag for Mac install command. --user <username> sets up Docker Desktop for a specific user, preventing them from needing an admin password on first run.

Updates

• Docker Compose v2.7.0
• Docker Compose "Cloud Integrations" v1.0.28 …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-06-30</em>

New

• You can now add environment variables before running an image in Docker Desktop.
• Added features to make it easier to work with a container's logs, such as regular expression search and the ability to clear container logs while the container is still running.
• Implemented feedback on the containers table. Added ports and separated container and image names.
• Added two new extensions, Ddosify and Lacework, to the Extensions Marketplace.

Removed

• Removed Homepage while working on a new design. You can provide feedback here.

Updates

• Docker Engine v20.10.17
• Docker Compose v2.6.1
• Kubernetes v1.24.1
• cri-dockerd to v0.2.1
• CNI plugins to v1.1.1
• containerd to v1.6.6
• runc to v1.1.2
• Go 1.18.3

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-06-02</em>

New

• Added additional guides on the homepage for: Elasticsearch, MariaDB, Memcached, MySQL, RabbitMQ and Ubuntu.
• Added a footer to the Docker Desktop Dashboard with general information about the Docker Desktop update status and Docker Engine statistics
• Re-designed the containers table, adding:
  • A button to copy a container ID to the clipboard
  • A pause button for each container
  • Column resizing for the containers table
  • Persistence of sorting and resizing for the containers table
  • Bulk deletion for the containers table

Updates

• Compose v2.6.0
• Docker Engine v20.10.16
• containerd v1.6.4
• runc v1.1.1
• Go 1.18.2

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue which caused Docker Desktop to hang if you quit the app whilst Docker Desktop was paused.
• Fixed the Kubernetes cluster not resetting properly after the PKI expires.
• Fixed an issue where the Extensions Marketplace was not using the defined http proxies.
• Improved the logs search functionality in Docker Desktop Dashboard to allow spaces. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-05-18</em>

Updates

• Compose v2.5.1

Bug fixes and minor enahancements

• Fixed an issue with manual proxy settings which caused problems when pulling images. Fixes docker/for-win#12714 and docker/for-mac#6315.
• Fixed high CPU usage when extensions are disabled. Fixes docker/for-mac#6310.
• Docker Desktop now redacts HTTP proxy passwords in log files and diagnostics.

Known issues

For Linux

• Changing ownership rights for files in bind mounts fails. This is due to the way we have implemented file sharing between the host and VM within which the Docker Engine runs. We aim to resolve this issue in the next release.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-05-09</em>

New

• Released Docker Desktop for Linux.
• Beta release of Docker Extensions and Extensions SDK.
• Created a Docker Homepage where you can run popular images and discover how to use them.
• Compose V2 is now GA

Bug fixes and enhancements

• Fixed a bug that caused the Kubernetes cluster to be deleted when updating Docker Desktop.

Known issues

For Linux

• Changing ownership rights for files in bind mounts fails. This is due to the way we have implemented file sharing between the host and VM within which the Docker Engine runs. We aim to resolve this issue in the next release.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-05-06</em>

New

• Released Docker Desktop for Linux.
• Beta release of Docker Extensions and Extensions SDK.
• Created a Docker Homepage where you can run popular images and discover how to use them.
• Compose V2 is now GA

Updates

• Compose v2.5.0
• Go 1.18.1
• Kubernetes 1.24

Bug fixes and minor enhancements

For all platforms

• Introduced reading system proxy. You no longer need to manually configure proxies unless it differs from your OS level proxy.
• Fixed a bug that showed Remote Repositories in the Dashboard when running behind a proxy.
• Fixed vpnkit establishing and blocking the client connection even if the server is gone. See docker/for-mac#6235
• Made improvements on the Volume tab in Docker Desktop:
  • Volume size is displayed.
  • Columns can be resized, hidden and reordered.
  • A columns sort order and hidden state is persisted, even after Docker Desktop restarts.
  • Row selection is persisted when switching between tabs, even after Docker Desktop restarts. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-04-07</em>

New

• IT Administrators can now install Docker Desktop remotely using the command line.
• Add the Docker Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) CLI plugin. The new CLI plugin enables users to generate SBOMs for Docker images.
• Use cri-dockerd for new Kubernetes clusters instead of dockershim. The change is transparent from the user's point of view and Kubernetes containers run on the Docker Engine as before. cri-dockerd allows Kubernetes to manage Docker containers using the standard Container Runtime Interface, the same interface used to control other container runtimes. For more information, see The Future of Dockershim is cri-dockerd.

Updates

• Docker Engine v20.10.14
• Compose v2.4.1
• Buildx 0.8.2
• containerd v1.5.11
• Go 1.18

Security

• Update Docker Engine to v20.10.14 to address CVE-2022-24769 …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-03-22</em>

Updates

• Buildx 0.8.1

Bug fixes and enhancements

• Prevented spinning in vpnkit-forwarder filling the logs with error messages.
• Fixed diagnostics upload when there is no HTTP proxy set. Fixes docker/for-mac#6234.
• Removed a false positive "vm is not running" error from self-diagnose. Fixes docker/for-mac#6233.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-03-14</em>

New

For all platforms

• The Docker Desktop Dashboard Volume Management feature now offers the ability to efficiently clean up volumes using multi-select checkboxes.

For Mac

• Docker Desktop 4.6.0 gives macOS users the option of enabling a new experimental file sharing technology called VirtioFS. During testing VirtioFS has been shown to drastically reduce the time taken to sync changes between the host and VM, leading to substantial performance improvements. For more information, see VirtioFS.

Updates

For all platforms

• Docker Engine v20.10.13
• Compose v2.3.3
• Buildx 0.8.0
• containerd v1.4.13
• runc v1.0.3
• Go 1.17.8
• Linux kernel 5.10.104

Security

For all platforms …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-02-15</em>

Bug fixes and enhancements

For Windows

• Fixed an issue that caused new installations to default to the Hyper-V backend instead of WSL 2.
• Fixed a crash in the Docker Desktop Dashboard which would make the systray menu disappear.

If you are running Docker Desktop on Windows Home, installing 4.5.1 will switch it back to WSL 2 automatically. If you are running another version of Windows, and you want Docker Desktop to use the WSL 2 backend, you must manually switch by enabling the Use the WSL 2 based engine option in the Settings > General section. Alternatively, you can edit the Docker Desktop settings file located at %APPDATA%\Docker\settings.json and manually switch the value of the wslEngineEnabled field to true.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-02-10</em>

New

• Docker Desktop 4.5.0 introduces a new version of the Docker menu which creates a consistent user experience across all operating systems. For more information, see the blog post New Docker Menu & Improved Release Highlights with Docker Desktop 4.5
• The 'docker version' output now displays the version of Docker Desktop installed on the machine.

Updates

• Amazon ECR Credential Helper v0.6.0

Security

For Mac

• Fixed CVE-2021-44719 where Docker Desktop could be used to access any user file on the host from a container, bypassing the allowed list of shared folders.

For Windows

• Fixed CVE-2022-23774 where Docker Desktop allows attackers to move arbitrary files.

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop incorrectly prompted users to sign in after they quit Docker Desktop and start the application.
• Increased the filesystem watch (inotify) limits by setting fs.inotify.max_user_watches=1048576 and fs.inotify.max_user_instances=8192 in Linux. Fixes docker/for-mac#6071. …

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-01-24</em>

Bug fixes and enhancements

For Windows

• Fixed logging in from WSL 2. Fixes docker/for-win#12500.

Known issues

For Windows

• Clicking Proceed to Desktop after signing in through the browser, sometimes does not bring the Dashboard to the front.
• After logging in, when the Dashboard receives focus, it sometimes stays in the foreground even when clicking a background window. As a workaround you need to click the Dashboard before clicking another application window.
• The tips of the week show on top of the mandatory login dialog when an organization restriction is enabled via a registry.json file.

<em class="text-gray-400 italic dark:text-gray-500">2022-01-14</em>

Bug fixes and enhancements

For Windows

• Disabled Dashboard shortcuts to prevent capturing them even when minimized or un-focussed. Fixes docker/for-win#12495.

Known issues

For Windows

• Clicking Proceed to Desktop after signing in through the browser, sometimes does not bring the Dashboard to the front.
• After logging in, when the Dashboard receives focus, it sometimes stays in the foreground even when clicking a background window. As a workaround you need to click the Dashboard before clicking another application window.
• The tips of the week show on top of the mandatory login dialog when an organization restriction is enabled via a registry.json file.