[release-1.29] More backports for 2024-11

[brandond]

Proposed Changes

Backports:

• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11266
• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11277
• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11305
• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/11306

  Types of Changes

backports

Verification

see linked issues

Testing

Linked Issues

• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/issues/11275
• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/issues/11287
• https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/issues/11254

  User-Facing Change

#### Further Comments ####

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests :white_check_mark:

Project coverage is 13.56%. Comparing base (39385c1) to head (cfc229e). Report is 4 commits behind head on release-1.29.

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