diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
index 0548347e7b6..48cd471d5e1 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/options/options_test.go
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ func TestValidateControllersOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:                   "PersistentVolumeBinderControllerOptions bad cidr deny list",
 			expectErrors:           true,
-			expectedErrorSubString: "bad --volume-host-ip-denylist/--volume-host-allow-local-loopback failed to parse cidr",
+			expectedErrorSubString: "bad --volume-host-ip-denylist/--volume-host-allow-local-loopback invalid CIDR",
 			validate: (&PersistentVolumeBinderControllerOptions{
 				&persistentvolumeconfig.PersistentVolumeBinderControllerConfiguration{
 					PVClaimBinderSyncPeriod: metav1.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second},
@@ -1244,8 +1244,9 @@ func TestValidateControllersOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			if len(errs) > 0 && tc.expectErrors {
-				if !strings.Contains(utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs).Error(), tc.expectedErrorSubString) {
-					t.Errorf("expected error: %s, but no error found", tc.expectedErrorSubString)
+				gotErr := utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs).Error()
+				if !strings.Contains(gotErr, tc.expectedErrorSubString) {
+					t.Errorf("expected error: %s, got err: %v", tc.expectedErrorSubString, gotErr)
 				}
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config_test.go
index b4fef287360..67a13e3249b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config_test.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func TestImagesPull(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func TestImagesPull(t *testing.T) {
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
 
-	containerRuntime, err := utilruntime.NewContainerRuntime(&fexec, constants.DefaultCRISocket)
+	containerRuntime, err := utilruntime.NewContainerRuntime(fexec, constants.DefaultCRISocket)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/cleanupnode_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/cleanupnode_test.go
index 61a1049c6a0..7b6aff34082 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/cleanupnode_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/reset/cleanupnode_test.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func TestRemoveContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(""), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -233,5 +233,5 @@ func TestRemoveContainers(t *testing.T) {
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
 
-	removeContainers(&fexec, "unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock")
+	removeContainers(fexec, "unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks_test.go
index 0814213437c..910272837d1 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/preflight/checks_test.go
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ func TestImagePullCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ func TestImagePullCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
 
-	containerRuntime, err := utilruntime.NewContainerRuntime(&fexec, constants.DefaultCRISocket)
+	containerRuntime, err := utilruntime.NewContainerRuntime(fexec, constants.DefaultCRISocket)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/runtime/runtime_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 3e394d980d7..46930fcd6dd 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNewContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
-	execLookPathOK := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execLookPathOK := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
-	execLookPathErr := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execLookPathErr := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "", errors.Errorf("%s not found", cmd) },
 	}
 	cases := []struct {
 		name    string
-		execer  fakeexec.FakeExec
+		execer  *fakeexec.FakeExec
 		isError bool
 	}{
 		{"valid: crictl present", execLookPathOK, false},
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestNewContainerRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := NewContainerRuntime(&tc.execer, "unix:///some/socket.sock")
+			_, err := NewContainerRuntime(tc.execer, "unix:///some/socket.sock")
 			if err != nil {
 				if !tc.isError {
 					t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error. error: %v", err)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestIsRunning(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	criExecer := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	criExecer := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: genFakeActions(&fcmd, len(fcmd.CombinedOutputScript)),
 		LookPathFunc:  func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestIsRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name      string
 		criSocket string
-		execer    fakeexec.FakeExec
+		execer    *fakeexec.FakeExec
 		isError   bool
 	}{
 		{"valid: CRI-O is running", "unix:///var/run/crio/crio.sock", criExecer, false},
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestIsRunning(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(&tc.execer, tc.criSocket)
+			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(tc.execer, tc.criSocket)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestListKubeContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("k8s_p1\nk8s_p2"), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	execer := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execer := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: genFakeActions(&fcmd, len(fcmd.CombinedOutputScript)),
 		LookPathFunc:  func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestListKubeContainers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(&execer, tc.criSocket)
+			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(execer, tc.criSocket)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestRemoveContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			fakeErr, fakeErr, fakeErr, fakeErr, fakeErr, fakeOK, fakeOK, fakeOK, fakeOK, // Test case 3
 		},
 	}
-	execer := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execer := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: genFakeActions(&fcmd, len(fcmd.CombinedOutputScript)),
 		LookPathFunc:  func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestRemoveContainers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(&execer, tc.criSocket)
+			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(execer, tc.criSocket)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v, criSocket: %s", err, tc.criSocket)
 			}
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestPullImage(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("error"), nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	execer := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execer := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: genFakeActions(&fcmd, len(fcmd.CombinedOutputScript)),
 		LookPathFunc:  func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestPullImage(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(&execer, tc.criSocket)
+			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(execer, tc.criSocket)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v, criSocket: %s", err, tc.criSocket)
 			}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func TestImageExists(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	execer := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	execer := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: genFakeActions(&fcmd, len(fcmd.RunScript)),
 		LookPathFunc:  func(cmd string) (string, error) { return "/usr/bin/crictl", nil },
 	}
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestImageExists(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(&execer, tc.criSocket)
+			runtime, err := NewContainerRuntime(execer, tc.criSocket)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected NewContainerRuntime error: %v, criSocket: %s", err, tc.criSocket)
 			}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3a6c627ec73..6c1045e4a61 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/sample-apiserver v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ffdb1cc4803..4fb464f05a4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1284,8 +1284,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+
 k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0 h1:tq05tdO9zdJZnNF3SXrq6LE7Knc/KfJm5wk68467JDg=
 k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0/go.mod h1:gP1Ky+R9wtrSiFbrpEPwWMeYz9yqyy1S/KOh0Vci7WI=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
index 18590faf914..add04bbbc47 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestDeleteEndpointConnectionsIPv4(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a fake executor for the conntrack utility. This should only be
 	// invoked for UDP and SCTP connections, since no conntrack cleanup is needed for TCP
 	fcmd := fakeexec.FakeCmd{}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return cmd, nil },
 	}
 	execFunc := func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func TestDeleteEndpointConnectionsIPv4(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ipt := iptablestest.NewFake()
 	fp := NewFakeProxier(ipt)
-	fp.exec = &fexec
+	fp.exec = fexec
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		makeServiceMap(fp,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func TestDeleteEndpointConnectionsIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a fake executor for the conntrack utility. This should only be
 	// invoked for UDP and SCTP connections, since no conntrack cleanup is needed for TCP
 	fcmd := fakeexec.FakeCmd{}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return cmd, nil },
 	}
 	execFunc := func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestDeleteEndpointConnectionsIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ipt := iptablestest.NewIPv6Fake()
 	fp := NewFakeProxier(ipt)
-	fp.exec = &fexec
+	fp.exec = fexec
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		makeServiceMap(fp,
@@ -5340,7 +5340,7 @@ func TestHealthCheckNodePortWhenTerminating(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestProxierDeleteNodePortStaleUDP(t *testing.T) {
 	fcmd := fakeexec.FakeCmd{}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		LookPathFunc: func(cmd string) (string, error) { return cmd, nil },
 	}
 	execFunc := func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
@@ -5364,7 +5364,7 @@ func TestProxierDeleteNodePortStaleUDP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ipt := iptablestest.NewFake()
 	fp := NewFakeProxier(ipt)
-	fp.exec = &fexec
+	fp.exec = fexec
 
 	svcIP := "172.30.0.41"
 	extIP := "192.168.99.11"
diff --git a/pkg/util/conntrack/conntrack_test.go b/pkg/util/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
index bed250d478b..d7a395cde9b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/conntrack/conntrack_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestExecConntrackTool(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestExecConntrackTool(t *testing.T) {
 	expectErr := []bool{false, false, true}
 
 	for i := range testCases {
-		err := Exec(&fexec, testCases[i]...)
+		err := Exec(fexec, testCases[i]...)
 
 		if expectErr[i] {
 			if err == nil {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestClearUDPConntrackForIP(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("1 flow entries have been deleted"), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestClearUDPConntrackForIP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	svcCount := 0
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		if err := ClearEntriesForIP(&fexec, tc.ip, v1.ProtocolUDP); err != nil {
+		if err := ClearEntriesForIP(fexec, tc.ip, v1.ProtocolUDP); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s test case:, Unexpected error: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
 		expectCommand := fmt.Sprintf("conntrack -D --orig-dst %s -p udp", tc.ip) + familyParamStr(utilnet.IsIPv6String(tc.ip))
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestClearUDPConntrackForPort(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("1 flow entries have been deleted"), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestClearUDPConntrackForPort(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	svcCount := 0
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		err := ClearEntriesForPort(&fexec, tc.port, tc.isIPv6, v1.ProtocolUDP)
+		err := ClearEntriesForPort(fexec, tc.port, tc.isIPv6, v1.ProtocolUDP)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s test case: Unexpected error: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func TestDeleteConnections(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("1 flow entries have been deleted"), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func TestDeleteConnections(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	svcCount := 0
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		err := ClearEntriesForNAT(&fexec, tc.origin, tc.dest, tc.proto)
+		err := ClearEntriesForNAT(fexec, tc.origin, tc.dest, tc.proto)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s test case: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestClearConntrackForPortNAT(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte("1 flow entries have been deleted"), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestClearConntrackForPortNAT(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	svcCount := 0
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
-		err := ClearEntriesForPortNAT(&fexec, tc.dest, tc.port, tc.proto)
+		err := ClearEntriesForPortNAT(fexec, tc.dest, tc.port, tc.proto)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s test case: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/ipset/ipset_test.go b/pkg/util/ipset/ipset_test.go
index b0f2082b8a1..8f45227abf2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/ipset/ipset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/ipset/ipset_test.go
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ func TestCheckIPSetVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 
-		fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+		fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 			CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			},
 		}
 
-		gotVersion, err := getIPSetVersionString(&fexec)
+		gotVersion, err := getIPSetVersionString(fexec)
 		if (err != nil) != testCases[i].Err {
 			t.Errorf("Expected error: %v, Got error: %v", testCases[i].Err, err)
 		}
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ func TestFlushSet(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success.
 	err := runner.FlushSet("FOOBAR")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ func TestDestroySet(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success
 	err := runner.DestroySet("FOOBAR")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ func TestDestroyAllSets(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success
 	err := runner.DestroyAllSets()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ func TestCreateSet(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Create with ignoreExistErr = false, expect success
 	err := runner.CreateSet(&testSet, false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -378,14 +378,14 @@ func TestAddEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+		fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 			CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			},
 		}
-		runner := New(&fexec)
+		runner := New(fexec)
 		// Create with ignoreExistErr = false, expect success
 		err := runner.AddEntry(testCases[i].entry.String(), testCases[i].set, false)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -428,13 +428,13 @@ func TestDelEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+		fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 			CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			},
 		}
-		runner := New(&fexec)
+		runner := New(fexec)
 
 		err := runner.DelEntry(testCases[i].entry.String(), testCases[i].set.Name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ func TestTestEntry(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success
 	ok, err := runner.TestEntry(testEntry.String(), setName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@ func TestTestEntryIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success
 	ok, err := runner.TestEntry(testEntry.String(), setName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -594,14 +594,14 @@ Members:
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+		fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 			CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
 					return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...)
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		runner := New(&fexec)
+		runner := New(fexec)
 		// Success
 		entries, err := runner.ListEntries("foobar")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -635,12 +635,12 @@ baz`
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(output), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec)
+	runner := New(fexec)
 	// Success
 	list, err := runner.ListSets()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/util/iptables/iptables_test.go b/pkg/util/iptables/iptables_test.go
index 52d0ea25829..b23ac7170e4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/iptables/iptables_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/iptables/iptables_test.go
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ func testIPTablesVersionCmds(t *testing.T, protocol Protocol) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(iptablesRestoreCmd + version), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	_ = New(&fexec, protocol)
+	_ = New(fexec, protocol)
 
 	// Check that proper iptables version command was used during runner instantiation
 	if !sets.NewString(fcmd.CombinedOutputLog[0]...).HasAll(iptablesCmd, "--version") {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func testEnsureChain(t *testing.T, protocol Protocol) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 2} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func testEnsureChain(t *testing.T, protocol Protocol) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, protocol)
+	runner := New(fexec, protocol)
 	// Success.
 	exists, err := runner.EnsureChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ func TestFlushChain(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	// Success.
 	err := runner.FlushChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@ func TestDeleteChain(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	// Success.
 	err := runner.DeleteChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleAlreadyExists(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleAlreadyExists(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	exists, err := runner.EnsureRule(Append, TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleNew(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleNew(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	exists, err := runner.EnsureRule(Append, TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleErrorChecking(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 2} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleErrorChecking(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	_, err := runner.EnsureRule(Append, TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected failure")
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleErrorCreating(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func TestEnsureRuleErrorCreating(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	_, err := runner.EnsureRule(Append, TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected failure")
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleDoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleDoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteRule(TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleExists(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleExists(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteRule(TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleErrorChecking(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 2} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleErrorChecking(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteRule(TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected failure")
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleErrorDeleting(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func TestDeleteRuleErrorDeleting(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteRule(TableNAT, ChainOutput, "abc", "123")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected failure")
@@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ func TestGetIPTablesHasCheckCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(testCase.Version), nil, nil },
 			},
 		}
-		fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+		fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 			CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 				func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			},
 		}
-		ipt := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+		ipt := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 		runner := ipt.(*runner)
 		if testCase.Expected != runner.hasCheck {
 			t.Errorf("Expected result: %v, Got result: %v", testCase.Expected, runner.hasCheck)
@@ -540,13 +540,13 @@ COMMIT
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(iptablesSaveOutput), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// The first Command() call is checking the rule.  Success of that exec means "done".
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := &runner{exec: &fexec}
+	runner := &runner{exec: fexec}
 	exists, err := runner.checkRuleWithoutCheck(
 		TableNAT, ChainPrerouting,
 		"-m", "addrtype",
@@ -583,13 +583,13 @@ COMMIT
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(iptablesSaveOutput), nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// The first Command() call is checking the rule.  Success of that exec means "done".
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := &runner{exec: &fexec}
+	runner := &runner{exec: fexec}
 	exists, err := runner.checkRuleWithoutCheck(TableNAT, ChainPrerouting, "-m", "addrtype", "-j", "DOCKER")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ func TestWaitFlagUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			// iptables version check
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func TestWaitFlagUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -672,14 +672,14 @@ func TestWaitFlagOld(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -706,14 +706,14 @@ func TestWaitFlagNew(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -737,14 +737,14 @@ func TestWaitIntervalFlagNew(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
+	runner := New(fexec, ProtocolIPv4)
 	err := runner.DeleteChain(TableNAT, Chain("FOOBAR"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected success, got %v", err)
@@ -782,14 +782,14 @@ COMMIT
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, []byte(stderrOutput), &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, protocol)
+	runner := New(fexec, protocol)
 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
 	// Success.
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ func testRestore(t *testing.T, protocol Protocol) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ func testRestore(t *testing.T, protocol Protocol) {
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
-	runner := New(&fexec, protocol)
+	runner := New(fexec, protocol)
 
 	// both flags true
 	err := runner.Restore(TableNAT, []byte{}, FlushTables, RestoreCounters)
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ func TestRestoreAll(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ func TestRestoreAll(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	lockPath14x, lockPath16x := getLockPaths()
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	err := runner.RestoreAll([]byte{}, NoFlushTables, RestoreCounters)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWait(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWait(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	lockPath14x, lockPath16x := getLockPaths()
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	err := runner.RestoreAll([]byte{}, NoFlushTables, RestoreCounters)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWaitOldIptablesRestore(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWaitOldIptablesRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	// the lockPath14x is a UNIX socket which is cleaned up automatically on close, but the
 	// lockPath16x is a plain file which is not cleaned up.
 	defer os.Remove(lockPath16x)
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	err := runner.RestoreAll([]byte{}, NoFlushTables, RestoreCounters)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1067,14 +1067,14 @@ func TestRestoreAllGrabNewLock(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 		},
 	}
 	lockPath14x, lockPath16x := getLockPaths()
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	// Grab the /run lock and ensure the RestoreAll fails
 	runLock, err := os.OpenFile(lockPath16x, os.O_CREATE, 0600)
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllGrabOldLock(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte{}, nil, nil },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllGrabOldLock(t *testing.T) {
 	// the lockPath14x is a UNIX socket which is cleaned up automatically on close, but the
 	// lockPath16x is a plain file which is not cleaned up.
 	defer os.Remove(lockPath16x)
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	var runLock *net.UnixListener
 	// Grab the abstract @xtables socket, will retry if the socket exists
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWaitBackportedIptablesRestore(t *testing.T) {
 			func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return nil, nil, &fakeexec.FakeExitError{Status: 1} },
 		},
 	}
-	fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 			func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ func TestRestoreAllWaitBackportedIptablesRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	lockPath14x, lockPath16x := getLockPaths()
-	runner := newInternal(&fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
+	runner := newInternal(fexec, ProtocolIPv4, lockPath14x, lockPath16x)
 
 	err := runner.RestoreAll([]byte{}, NoFlushTables, RestoreCounters)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
index b9104c9aecd..3ef1cab0ad9 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
@@ -415,12 +415,12 @@ func doTestSetUp(scenario struct {
 		})
 
 	}
-	fake := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+	fake := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 		CommandScript: fakeAction,
 	}
 
 	g := mounter.(*gitRepoVolumeMounter)
-	g.exec = &fake
+	g.exec = fake
 
 	g.SetUp(volume.MounterArgs{})
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod
index 0e339c8ea8a..c27b9a9a6f4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum
index afbc6d5b83d..ffcc67d41e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod
index 148b99c7f59..8a1cf343f8c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum
index 5ed4ae0df79..04e1ef983a7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
index 1d47d8485bf..0cff30ed213 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
index aefcbf2df0e..e7da223fd48 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod
index 8720b7a7259..bddac7bc03e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum
index a58a73577fc..37ba3f4d0af 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
index d1c09548fea..01fec8a7411 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.12.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.13.9
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum
index 8daed5d2935..257b76686a1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod
index b0daf1aeaf4..f5216bc6df3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum
index 952a076fd2c..f544151b30f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod
index f12bbdb8733..8632f660c35 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/controller-manager v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum
index ba435ae141a..c8885bc7bec 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod
index 867275682eb..f14ebf9db04 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum
index 5313151e4ea..e264d60deb4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum
index e39ce37d445..72e9d29c4b1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum
@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20210802155522-efc7438f0176/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
index 3205ccffb26..64c395e8c0f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum
index d84d082fb99..05ea1581f77 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
index fa640e6158f..df3ccbeaa6e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum
index a26a04e4f8c..f831b88159d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod
index ace618404da..09b53d017c4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum
index 9e5270a14c4..1f1aff3a346 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod
index 4d75b5d1d23..14926f18de9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum
index e27e27c67a0..213238afe24 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod
index 2525a2084e5..e453b251a8b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum
index 3c70cbdd0d8..4f0c7a35505 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod
index b10b474ba0b..29e66c36446 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.6.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220502173005-c8bf987b8c21 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 )
 
 replace (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum
index 15ffaec50c4..274a6b92df4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
index 278ef68297a..3997c120ab4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum
index 562f333948d..038fd7a88e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod
index fa8e4504ee8..df3d531c108 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum
index 4592ecb0b92..e17d0a66415 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod
index d8949fe4dd7..321427fa42e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum
index 04b59d838ee..2bb43b5f8c9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod
index ded90f8e441..ab7af0fa583 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum
index 2bbd8786806..ac85374a4e8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 h1:iXTIw73aPyC+oRdyqqvVJuloN1p0AC/kzH07hu3NE+k=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 h1:PRbqxJClWWYMNV1dhaG4NsibJbArud9kFxnAMREiWFE=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
index d3d9dccb559..917241c8104 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
 	k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v4 v4.5.7
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.13.9
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
index 9917ceb0174..1c84470f780 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod
index a56ab8425ee..96d34496efd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum
index 0edb0f6f4ab..0add04588ab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod
index baba694174c..f80321c1f6e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/csi-translation-lib v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum
index 957b7892907..3b6a8271aec 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod
index 93fbaceb4cf..c1e859da93d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum
index 9cde5d1dd80..c2fa18c2448 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod
index 91ff583c219..d63569f4a22 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.6.2
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum
index 3126296d42a..c1331bd8f56 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/resizefs_linux_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/resizefs_linux_test.go
index c663896e5c2..98f13d3cfe4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/resizefs_linux_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/resizefs_linux_test.go
@@ -459,14 +459,14 @@ backup_roots[4]:
 					func() ([]byte, []byte, error) { return []byte(test.cmdOutput), nil, nil },
 				},
 			}
-			fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+			fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 				CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 					func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
 						return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...)
 					},
 				},
 			}
-			resizefs := ResizeFs{exec: &fexec}
+			resizefs := ResizeFs{exec: fexec}
 
 			var blockSize uint64
 			var fsSize uint64
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ func TestNeedResize(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			}
-			fexec := fakeexec.FakeExec{
+			fexec := &fakeexec.FakeExec{
 				CommandScript: []fakeexec.FakeCommandAction{
 					func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 					func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ func TestNeedResize(t *testing.T) {
 					func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd { return fakeexec.InitFakeCmd(&fcmd, cmd, args...) },
 				},
 			}
-			resizefs := ResizeFs{exec: &fexec}
+			resizefs := ResizeFs{exec: fexec}
 
 			needResize, err := resizefs.NeedResize(test.devicePath, test.deviceMountPath)
 			if !test.expectError && err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod
index caf5d31b52a..afc05393ee1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum
index c628efe685d..0596631e90a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum
@@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod
index 3ce4a9d9fa7..062d06750bf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum
index e15316fff0a..051b8254575 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum
@@ -727,8 +727,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod
index df33afa7db5..86392271ace 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.12.1 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.13.9 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum
index 8daed5d2935..257b76686a1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod
index 4871540380e..5dbb4394b77 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20220713155537-f223a00ba0e2 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum
index 91eada6c0f7..86202ef4ca3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1 h1:atnLQ121W371wYYFawwYx1aEY2eUfs4l3J72wtgAwV4=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a h1:s6zvHjyDQX1NtVT88pvw2tddqhqY0Bz0Gbnn+yctsFU=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a/go.mod h1:/BYxry62FuDzmI+i9B+X2pqfySRmSOW2ARmj5Zbqhj0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d h1:0Smp/HP1OH4Rvhe+4B8nWGERtlqAGSftbSbbmm45oFs=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c h1:YVqDar2X7YiQa/DVAXFMDIfGF8uGrHQemlrwRU5NlVI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec/testing/fake_exec.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec/testing/fake_exec.go
index 73806892569..7c125a6b450 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec/testing/fake_exec.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec/testing/fake_exec.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sync"
 
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"
 )
@@ -32,11 +33,12 @@ type FakeExec struct {
 	// ExactOrder enforces that commands are called in the order they are scripted,
 	// and with the exact same arguments
 	ExactOrder bool
-	// DisableScripts removes the requirement that a slice of FakeCommandAction be
-	// populated before calling Command(). This makes the fakeexec (and subsequent
-	// calls to Run() or CombinedOutput() always return success and there is no
-	// ability to set their output.
+	// DisableScripts removes the requirement that CommandScripts be populated
+	// before calling Command(). This makes Command() and subsequent calls to
+	// Run() or CombinedOutput() always return success and empty output.
 	DisableScripts bool
+
+	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
 var _ exec.Interface = &FakeExec{}
@@ -44,18 +46,15 @@ var _ exec.Interface = &FakeExec{}
 // FakeCommandAction is the function to be executed
 type FakeCommandAction func(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd
 
-// Command is to track the commands that are executed
+// Command returns the next unexecuted command in CommandScripts.
+// This function is safe for concurrent access as long as the underlying
+// FakeExec struct is not modified during execution.
 func (fake *FakeExec) Command(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
 	if fake.DisableScripts {
 		fakeCmd := &FakeCmd{DisableScripts: true}
 		return InitFakeCmd(fakeCmd, cmd, args...)
 	}
-	if fake.CommandCalls > len(fake.CommandScript)-1 {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ran out of Command() actions. Could not handle command [%d]: %s args: %v", fake.CommandCalls, cmd, args))
-	}
-	i := fake.CommandCalls
-	fake.CommandCalls++
-	fakeCmd := fake.CommandScript[i](cmd, args...)
+	fakeCmd := fake.nextCommand(cmd, args)
 	if fake.ExactOrder {
 		argv := append([]string{cmd}, args...)
 		fc := fakeCmd.(*FakeCmd)
@@ -74,6 +73,18 @@ func (fake *FakeExec) Command(cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
 	return fakeCmd
 }
 
+func (fake *FakeExec) nextCommand(cmd string, args []string) exec.Cmd {
+	fake.mu.Lock()
+	defer fake.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if fake.CommandCalls > len(fake.CommandScript)-1 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ran out of Command() actions. Could not handle command [%d]: %s args: %v", fake.CommandCalls, cmd, args))
+	}
+	i := fake.CommandCalls
+	fake.CommandCalls++
+	return fake.CommandScript[i](cmd, args...)
+}
+
 // CommandContext wraps arguments into exec.Cmd
 func (fake *FakeExec) CommandContext(ctx context.Context, cmd string, args ...string) exec.Cmd {
 	return fake.Command(cmd, args...)
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/ipfamily.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/ipfamily.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a51fa39189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/ipfamily.go
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package net
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// IPFamily refers to a specific family if not empty, i.e. "4" or "6".
+type IPFamily string
+
+// Constants for valid IPFamilys:
+const (
+	IPFamilyUnknown IPFamily = ""
+
+	IPv4 IPFamily = "4"
+	IPv6 IPFamily = "6"
+)
+
+// IsDualStackIPs returns true if:
+// - all elements of ips are valid
+// - at least one IP from each family (v4 and v6) is present
+func IsDualStackIPs(ips []net.IP) (bool, error) {
+	v4Found := false
+	v6Found := false
+	for i, ip := range ips {
+		switch IPFamilyOf(ip) {
+		case IPv4:
+			v4Found = true
+		case IPv6:
+			v6Found = true
+		default:
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP[%d]: %v", i, ip)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (v4Found && v6Found), nil
+}
+
+// IsDualStackIPStrings returns true if:
+// - all elements of ips can be parsed as IPs
+// - at least one IP from each family (v4 and v6) is present
+func IsDualStackIPStrings(ips []string) (bool, error) {
+	parsedIPs := make([]net.IP, 0, len(ips))
+	for i, ip := range ips {
+		parsedIP := ParseIPSloppy(ip)
+		if parsedIP == nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP[%d]: %v", i, ip)
+		}
+		parsedIPs = append(parsedIPs, parsedIP)
+	}
+	return IsDualStackIPs(parsedIPs)
+}
+
+// IsDualStackCIDRs returns true if:
+// - all elements of cidrs are non-nil
+// - at least one CIDR from each family (v4 and v6) is present
+func IsDualStackCIDRs(cidrs []*net.IPNet) (bool, error) {
+	v4Found := false
+	v6Found := false
+	for i, cidr := range cidrs {
+		switch IPFamilyOfCIDR(cidr) {
+		case IPv4:
+			v4Found = true
+		case IPv6:
+			v6Found = true
+		default:
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid CIDR[%d]: %v", i, cidr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (v4Found && v6Found), nil
+}
+
+// IsDualStackCIDRStrings returns if
+// - all elements of cidrs can be parsed as CIDRs
+// - at least one CIDR from each family (v4 and v6) is present
+func IsDualStackCIDRStrings(cidrs []string) (bool, error) {
+	parsedCIDRs, err := ParseCIDRs(cidrs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return IsDualStackCIDRs(parsedCIDRs)
+}
+
+// IPFamilyOf returns the IP family of ip, or IPFamilyUnknown if it is invalid.
+func IPFamilyOf(ip net.IP) IPFamily {
+	switch {
+	case ip.To4() != nil:
+		return IPv4
+	case ip.To16() != nil:
+		return IPv6
+	default:
+		return IPFamilyUnknown
+	}
+}
+
+// IPFamilyOfString returns the IP family of ip, or IPFamilyUnknown if ip cannot
+// be parsed as an IP.
+func IPFamilyOfString(ip string) IPFamily {
+	return IPFamilyOf(ParseIPSloppy(ip))
+}
+
+// IPFamilyOfCIDR returns the IP family of cidr.
+func IPFamilyOfCIDR(cidr *net.IPNet) IPFamily {
+	if cidr == nil {
+		return IPFamilyUnknown
+	}
+	return IPFamilyOf(cidr.IP)
+}
+
+// IPFamilyOfCIDRString returns the IP family of cidr.
+func IPFamilyOfCIDRString(cidr string) IPFamily {
+	ip, _, _ := ParseCIDRSloppy(cidr)
+	return IPFamilyOf(ip)
+}
+
+// IsIPv6 returns true if netIP is IPv6 (and false if it is IPv4, nil, or invalid).
+func IsIPv6(netIP net.IP) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOf(netIP) == IPv6
+}
+
+// IsIPv6String returns true if ip contains a single IPv6 address and nothing else. It
+// returns false if ip is an empty string, an IPv4 address, or anything else that is not a
+// single IPv6 address.
+func IsIPv6String(ip string) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfString(ip) == IPv6
+}
+
+// IsIPv6CIDR returns true if a cidr is a valid IPv6 CIDR. It returns false if cidr is
+// nil or an IPv4 CIDR. Its behavior is not defined if cidr is invalid.
+func IsIPv6CIDR(cidr *net.IPNet) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfCIDR(cidr) == IPv6
+}
+
+// IsIPv6CIDRString returns true if cidr contains a single IPv6 CIDR and nothing else. It
+// returns false if cidr is an empty string, an IPv4 CIDR, or anything else that is not a
+// single valid IPv6 CIDR.
+func IsIPv6CIDRString(cidr string) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfCIDRString(cidr) == IPv6
+}
+
+// IsIPv4 returns true if netIP is IPv4 (and false if it is IPv6, nil, or invalid).
+func IsIPv4(netIP net.IP) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOf(netIP) == IPv4
+}
+
+// IsIPv4String returns true if ip contains a single IPv4 address and nothing else. It
+// returns false if ip is an empty string, an IPv6 address, or anything else that is not a
+// single IPv4 address.
+func IsIPv4String(ip string) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfString(ip) == IPv4
+}
+
+// IsIPv4CIDR returns true if cidr is a valid IPv4 CIDR. It returns false if cidr is nil
+// or an IPv6 CIDR. Its behavior is not defined if cidr is invalid.
+func IsIPv4CIDR(cidr *net.IPNet) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfCIDR(cidr) == IPv4
+}
+
+// IsIPv4CIDRString returns true if cidr contains a single IPv4 CIDR and nothing else. It
+// returns false if cidr is an empty string, an IPv6 CIDR, or anything else that is not a
+// single valid IPv4 CIDR.
+func IsIPv4CIDRString(cidr string) bool {
+	return IPFamilyOfCIDRString(cidr) == IPv4
+}
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/net.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/net.go
index b7c08e2e003..704c1f232ae 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/net.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/net.go
@@ -29,138 +29,16 @@ import (
 // order is maintained
 func ParseCIDRs(cidrsString []string) ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
 	cidrs := make([]*net.IPNet, 0, len(cidrsString))
-	for _, cidrString := range cidrsString {
+	for i, cidrString := range cidrsString {
 		_, cidr, err := ParseCIDRSloppy(cidrString)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse cidr value:%q with error:%v", cidrString, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid CIDR[%d]: %v (%v)", i, cidr, err)
 		}
 		cidrs = append(cidrs, cidr)
 	}
 	return cidrs, nil
 }
 
-// IsDualStackIPs returns if a slice of ips is:
-// - all are valid ips
-// - at least one ip from each family (v4 or v6)
-func IsDualStackIPs(ips []net.IP) (bool, error) {
-	v4Found := false
-	v6Found := false
-	for _, ip := range ips {
-		if ip == nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("ip %v is invalid", ip)
-		}
-
-		if v4Found && v6Found {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if IsIPv6(ip) {
-			v6Found = true
-			continue
-		}
-
-		v4Found = true
-	}
-
-	return (v4Found && v6Found), nil
-}
-
-// IsDualStackIPStrings returns if
-// - all are valid ips
-// - at least one ip from each family (v4 or v6)
-func IsDualStackIPStrings(ips []string) (bool, error) {
-	parsedIPs := make([]net.IP, 0, len(ips))
-	for _, ip := range ips {
-		parsedIP := ParseIPSloppy(ip)
-		parsedIPs = append(parsedIPs, parsedIP)
-	}
-	return IsDualStackIPs(parsedIPs)
-}
-
-// IsDualStackCIDRs returns if
-// - all are valid cidrs
-// - at least one cidr from each family (v4 or v6)
-func IsDualStackCIDRs(cidrs []*net.IPNet) (bool, error) {
-	v4Found := false
-	v6Found := false
-	for _, cidr := range cidrs {
-		if cidr == nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("cidr %v is invalid", cidr)
-		}
-
-		if v4Found && v6Found {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if IsIPv6(cidr.IP) {
-			v6Found = true
-			continue
-		}
-		v4Found = true
-	}
-
-	return v4Found && v6Found, nil
-}
-
-// IsDualStackCIDRStrings returns if
-// - all are valid cidrs
-// - at least one cidr from each family (v4 or v6)
-func IsDualStackCIDRStrings(cidrs []string) (bool, error) {
-	parsedCIDRs, err := ParseCIDRs(cidrs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return IsDualStackCIDRs(parsedCIDRs)
-}
-
-// IsIPv6 returns if netIP is IPv6.
-func IsIPv6(netIP net.IP) bool {
-	return netIP != nil && netIP.To4() == nil
-}
-
-// IsIPv6String returns if ip is IPv6.
-func IsIPv6String(ip string) bool {
-	netIP := ParseIPSloppy(ip)
-	return IsIPv6(netIP)
-}
-
-// IsIPv6CIDRString returns if cidr is IPv6.
-// This assumes cidr is a valid CIDR.
-func IsIPv6CIDRString(cidr string) bool {
-	ip, _, _ := ParseCIDRSloppy(cidr)
-	return IsIPv6(ip)
-}
-
-// IsIPv6CIDR returns if a cidr is ipv6
-func IsIPv6CIDR(cidr *net.IPNet) bool {
-	ip := cidr.IP
-	return IsIPv6(ip)
-}
-
-// IsIPv4 returns if netIP is IPv4.
-func IsIPv4(netIP net.IP) bool {
-	return netIP != nil && netIP.To4() != nil
-}
-
-// IsIPv4String returns if ip is IPv4.
-func IsIPv4String(ip string) bool {
-	netIP := ParseIPSloppy(ip)
-	return IsIPv4(netIP)
-}
-
-// IsIPv4CIDR returns if a cidr is ipv4
-func IsIPv4CIDR(cidr *net.IPNet) bool {
-	ip := cidr.IP
-	return IsIPv4(ip)
-}
-
-// IsIPv4CIDRString returns if cidr is IPv4.
-// This assumes cidr is a valid CIDR.
-func IsIPv4CIDRString(cidr string) bool {
-	ip, _, _ := ParseCIDRSloppy(cidr)
-	return IsIPv4(ip)
-}
-
 // ParsePort parses a string representing an IP port.  If the string is not a
 // valid port number, this returns an error.
 func ParsePort(port string, allowZero bool) (int, error) {
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/port.go b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/port.go
index 7ac04f0dc98..c6a53fa02b1 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/port.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/net/port.go
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// IPFamily refers to a specific family if not empty, i.e. "4" or "6".
-type IPFamily string
-
-// Constants for valid IPFamilys:
-const (
-	IPv4 IPFamily = "4"
-	IPv6          = "6"
-)
-
 // Protocol is a network protocol support by LocalPort.
 type Protocol string
 
@@ -67,7 +58,7 @@ func NewLocalPort(desc, ip string, ipFamily IPFamily, port int, protocol Protoco
 	if protocol != TCP && protocol != UDP {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported protocol %s", protocol)
 	}
-	if ipFamily != "" && ipFamily != "4" && ipFamily != "6" {
+	if ipFamily != IPFamilyUnknown && ipFamily != IPv4 && ipFamily != IPv6 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid IP family %s", ipFamily)
 	}
 	if ip != "" {
@@ -75,9 +66,10 @@ func NewLocalPort(desc, ip string, ipFamily IPFamily, port int, protocol Protoco
 		if parsedIP == nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ip address %s", ip)
 		}
-		asIPv4 := parsedIP.To4()
-		if asIPv4 == nil && ipFamily == IPv4 || asIPv4 != nil && ipFamily == IPv6 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("ip address and family mismatch %s, %s", ip, ipFamily)
+		if ipFamily != IPFamilyUnknown {
+			if IPFamily(parsedIP) != ipFamily {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("ip address and family mismatch %s, %s", ip, ipFamily)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return &LocalPort{Description: desc, IP: ip, IPFamily: ipFamily, Port: port, Protocol: protocol}, nil
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index c3aea489b4f..88bd9f9551c 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder
 # k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0
 ## explicit; go 1.16
 k8s.io/system-validators/validators
-# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20221107191617-1a15be271d1d
+# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230202215443-34013725500c
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 k8s.io/utils/buffer
 k8s.io/utils/clock