# Linode (Akamai): Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine

> Linode (Akamai) status incident “Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine” on 2026-10-22: impact none (vendor’s label), 0 min, 2 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/linode-akamai/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5
Last updated: 2026-10-22T16:04:52Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): none
- Status: postmortem · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-10-22 13:58 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-22 13:58 UTC · Duration: 0 min
- Updates: 2 · Affected components: AP-Northeast - Tokyo 2, AP-Southeast - Sydney, AP-South - Singapore, AP-West - Mumbai, AU-MEL - Melbourne, BR-GRU - São Paulo, CA-Central - Toronto, DE-FRA-2 - Frankfurt 2, ES-MAD - Madrid, EU-Central - Frankfurt, EU-West - London, FR-PAR - Paris, GB-LON - London 2, ID-CGK - Jakarta, IN-BOM-2 - Mumbai 2, IN-MAA - Chennai, IT-MIL - Milan, JP-OSA - Osaka, JP-TYO-3 - Tokyo 3, Linode Kubernetes Engine, NL-AMS - Amsterdam, SE-STO - Stockholm, SG-SIN-2 - Singapore 2, US-Central - Dallas, US-East - Newark, US-IAD - Washington, US-LAX - Los Angeles, US-MIA - Miami, US-ORD - Chicago, US-SEA - Seattle, US-Southeast - Atlanta, US-West - Fremont
- [Vendor status page: https://status.linode.com/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5](https://status.linode.com/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5)
- [Company: Linode (Akamai)](https://rewindex.com/company/linode-akamai.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2026-10-22 13:58 UTC: Our team identified an issue affecting the Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE). During the impact timeframe (~11:10-12:50 UTC), new worker nodes were unable to provision. We have been able to correct the issues affecting the LKE service and will now consider this incident resolved. If you continue to experience problems, please open a Support ticket for assistance.
- **postmortem** 2026-10-22 16:00 UTC: On October 22, 2026, starting around 11:10 UTC, a new Debian Kubernetes image was made available. The metadata for that image included malformed data, which resulted in Linode provisioning failures on LKE clusters due to validation errors. Akamai immediately began investigating the issue and working to correct it. We corrected the malformed data at 12:50 UTC on October 22, 2026 and service was restored. This summary provides an overview of our current understanding of the incident given the information available. Our investigation is ongoing, and any information herein is subject to change.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-10-22 16:04 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine](https://rewindex.com/change/r362fb47237155e.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: none) posted by Linode (Akamai), started 2026-10-22 13:58 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 2 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/linode-akamai/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5
- Citation: Linode (Akamai), “Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine” (2026-10-22 13:58 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/linode-akamai/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Linode (Akamai): Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine (2026-10-22)](https://rewindex.com/company/linode-akamai/incidents/dw5cxc8twwq5)`


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