Stage 1.18.4

Author: jmurret

CHANGELOG.md

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+## 1.18.4 Enterprise (August 27, 2024)
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+Enterprise LTS: Consul Enterprise 1.18 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release.
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+SECURITY:
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+* ui: Upgrade modules with d3-color as a dependency to address denial of service issue in d3-color < 3.1.0 [[GH-21588](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21588)]
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+IMPROVEMENTS:
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+* Use Envoy's default for a route's validate_clusters option, which is false. This fixes a case where non-existent clusters could cause a route to no longer route to any of its backends, including existing ones. [[GH-21587](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/21587)]
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 ## 1.18.2 (May 14, 2024)
 
 **Enterprise LTS**: Consul Enterprise 1.18 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release.