What’s New

Docker Desktop 4.72.0

4.72.0
Added
  • The Logs view is now generally available
  • New installations of Docker Desktop for Windows have a choice between per-user (Beta) or all-user installs
  • The Extensions settings page now includes a security notice that extensions run with host-level privileges and are not audited by Docker
  • Enable the OpenAI Responses API (/responses) endpoint in Docker Model Runner
Changed
  • Docker Agent updated to v1.50.0
  • Docker DHI (dhictl) updated to v0.0.3
  • Docker Model Runner updated to v1.1.37
  • credential helpers updated to v0.9.6
  • Improvements to Docker Offload idle notifications
  • Improved data refresh for the Containers, Images, and Volumes screens by fetching up-to-date data on demand when navigating to those screens, reducing background polling load
Fixed
  • Fixed CVE-2026-31431 ("copy.fail") by backporting an upstream Linux kernel patch that prevents an unprivileged container user from gaining root inside the container via a controlled write into the host VM page cache
  • Fixed the Open Gordon in TUI button not working due to a missing run subcommand in Docker Agent command arguments
  • Fixed an issue where transient network errors or Docker Hub server errors during sign-in would unexpectedly sign users out instead of retrying automatically
  • Fixed a kernel crash that could occur when changing filesharing technology after significant container file activity
  • Fixed a bug where users were unexpectedly signed out of Docker Desktop mid-flow when signing in via docker login using OAuth
  • Fixed a bug on Windows where selecting the Docker Desktop taskbar icon multiple times could spawn multiple backend processes
  • Fixed a race condition on Windows that caused a false-positive "processes still running" dialog to appear when Docker Desktop starts or exits normally
Removed
  • Support for RHEL 8 has been dropped

The Logs view is now generally available. New installations of Docker Desktop for Windows have a choice between per-user (Beta) or all-user installs. Docker Agent v1.50.0 Docker DHI (dhictl) v0.0.3 Docker Model Runner v1.1.37 credential helpers v0.9.6 The Extensions settings page now includes a security notice that extensions run with host-level privileges and are not audited by Docker. Fixed CVE-2026-31431 ("copy.fail") by backporting an upstream Linux kernel patch that prevents an unprivileged container user from gaining root inside the container via a controlled write into the host VM page cache. Improvements to Docker Offload idle notifications. Fixed the Open Gordon in TUI button not working due to a missing run subcommand in Docker Agent command arguments. Fixed an issue where transient network errors or Docker Hub server errors during sign-in would unexpectedly sign users out instead of retrying automatically. Improved data refresh for the Containers, Images, and Volumes screens by fetching up-to-date data on demand when navigating to those screens, reducing background polling load. Fixed a kernel crash that could occur when changing filesharing technology after significant container file activity. Enable the OpenAI Responses API (/responses) endpoint in Docker Model Runner. Fixed a bug where users were unexpectedly signed out of Docker Desktop mid-flow when signing in via docker login using OAuth. Fixed a bug on Windows where selecting the Docker Desktop taskbar icon multiple times could spawn multiple backend processes. Re-selecting the icon while Docker Desktop is running now brings the dashboard to focus. Fixed a race condition on Windows that caused a false-positive "processes still running" dialog to appear when Docker Desktop starts or exits normally. Support for RHEL 8 has been dropped.

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