Intermittent timeout: operation sometimes completes successfully, sometimes fails without consistent timeout

### Windows Version

10.0.26200.9445

### WSL Version

2.9.4.0

### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1

### Kernel Version

6.18.35.2-1

### Distro Version

Ubuntu 26.04

### Other Software

Latest version of Visual studio and Vs code

### Repro Steps

1) Go to Ps Terminal
2) wslc image list

### Expected Behavior

list of downloded images

### Actual Behavior

ermittent timeout: the operation does not always throw a timeout; sometimes it completes successfully, sometimes it does not.

### Diagnostic Logs

_No response_

Start by reproducing `wslc image list` from a PowerShell terminal on the reported Windows, WSL, kernel, and Ubuntu versions. Compare successful and timeout runs, and collect diagnostic logs, which are currently missing. Done means the intermittent timeout is reproducible with evidence and its cause or a confirmed fix is documented.

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