Worked on security hardening for the kata-containers/kata-containers project by addressing a critical vulnerability in the image-rs library. Updated image-rs to version 0.18.0 to resolve CVE-2026-21895 and mitigate risks from indirect dependency vulnerabilities, ensuring the application’s security posture was improved without disrupting runtime behavior. The work involved careful dependency management and a focus on Rust, with attention to minimizing impact on existing workflows. Delivered the patch through the standard release process, providing clear and well-documented commit messages. This contribution focused on security vulnerability fixing and demonstrated a methodical approach to maintaining robust, secure software dependencies in production.