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v0.42.0

Released on 2025-10-22

Major Changes

  • feat: add falco_libs.thread_table_auto_purging_interval_s and thread_table_auto_purging_thread_timeout_s configuration options [#3670] - @ekoops
  • feat: log plugin version info at loading time [#3657] - @FedeDP
  • feat: ability to add statically defined fields via static_fields configuration [#3557] - @FedeDP
  • feat(engine): emit warning when a rule containing the evt.dir field in output is encountered [#3697] - @irozzo-1A
  • feat(engine): emit warning when a rule containing a condition on the deprecated evt.dir field is encountered [#3690] - @irozzo-1A
  • new: ability to record .scap files (capture feature) [#3645] - @leogr
  • new(docker): includes sha on the image labels [#3658] - @jcchavezs
  • new(cmake,userspace,ci): add mimalloc support [#3616] - @FedeDP

Minor Changes

  • docs(falco.yaml): refactor config documentation [#3685] - @leogr
  • build: fix debian:buster apt debian repo URL in :driver-loader-buster container image [#3644] - @ekoops
  • build: updagrade libs to version 0.22.1 [#3705] - @irozzo-1A
  • build: upgrade drivers to v9.0.0+driver [#3701] - @irozzo-1A
  • build: upgrade cpp-httplib to v0.23.1 [#3647] - @FedeDP
  • update: upgrade default ruleset to v5.0.0 [#3700] - @leogr
  • build: upgrade falcoctl to v0.11.4 [#3694] - @leogr
  • chore(prometheus): deprecate enter events drop stats [#3675] - @irozzo-1A

Bug Fixes

  • fix(cmake): correct abseil-cpp for alpine build [#3598] - @RomanenkoDenys
  • fix: enable handling of multiple actions configured with syscall_event_drops.actions [#3676] - @terror96
  • fix: disable dry-run restarts when Falco runs with config-watching disabled [#3640] - @Proximyst

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Release note 23
Total 52

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