RKE2 - v1.26.0+rke2r1

This release is RKE2's first in the v1.26 line. This release updates Kubernetes to v1.26.0.

Before upgrading from earlier releases, be sure to read the Kubernetes Urgent Upgrade Notes.

Changes since v1.25.4+rke2r1:

• Bump ingress-nginx (#3703)
• Fixed cilium chart when enabled hubble images (#3687)
• Update kubernetes to v1.26.0 (#3599)
• Bump ingress-nginx to 1.4.1 (#3653)
• Bump k3s version for v1.25 (#3646)
• Bump metrics-server tag (#3647)
• Updated cilium version and added new cilium images (#3642)
• Fix jenkinsfile typo and clarify support for oracle in tf automation (#3611)
• Update rke2-calico chart to v3.24.501 (#3620)
• Update canal version (#3625)
• Update rke2-multus chart to v3.9-build2022102805 (#3622)
• Support autodetection interface methods in windows (#3615)
• Add rke2 standalone install script for windows (#3608)
• Update tf variable for aws to be more clear (#3609)
• Add more tests to the windows env (#3594)
• Fix aws s3 artifact upload issues (#3601)
• Create upgrade test in tf and refactor to allow running packages separately (#3583)
• Dualstack e2e test fix and additional netpol test (#3574)
• Remove old docs (#3584)
• Switching from gcp gcs to aws s3 buckets (#3563)
• Take nodeip into account to configure the calico networks (#3530)
• Refactor windows calico code (#3543)
• Bump k3s and component versions (#3577)
• Terminate pods directly via cri instead of waiting for kubelet cleanup (#3567)
• Utilize jenkins env vars for required cluster creation variables (#3576)
• Update channels.yaml for november (#3575)
• Don't try to validate linux cis profile compliance on windows (#3568)

Packaged Component Versions

| Component | Version |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Kubernetes | v1.26.0 |
| Etcd | v3.5.5 |
| Containerd | v1.6.12-k3s1 |
| Runc | v1.1.4 |
| Metrics-server | v0.6.2 |
| CoreDNS | v1.9.3 |
| Ingress-Nginx | 4.1.0 |
| Helm-controller | v0.13.1 |

Available CNIs

| Component | Version | FIPS Compliant |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| Canal (Default) | Flannel v0.20.2
Calico v3.24.5 | Yes |
| Calico | v3.24.5 | No |
| Cilium | v1.12.4 | No |
| Multus | v3.9 | No |

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