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Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250929.2 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250929.2.

Announcements

Note

Amazon Linux 2 will reach end of life on June 30, 2026. For more information, see Amazon Linux 2 FAQs.
Amazon Linux will end live patching for AL2 Kernel 4.14 on 2025-10-31. Customers are encouraged to use kernel 5.10 as the default kernel for AL2 or move to AL2023 with kernels 6.1 and 6.12.
Amazon Linux will provide live patches for AL2 Kernel 5.10 until the end of life of AL2 on 2026-06-30.
We have now added additional SSM parameters to clearly indicate the kernel version installed on the AMIs:
- kernel-default represents our latest available kernel version (currently kernel-5.10)
- For AMIs with kernel-5.10, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-5.10" or "kernel-default" in the parameter name (see examples below):
  - /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-x86_64-gp2
  - /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-default-hvm-x86_64-gp2
- For AMIs with kernel-4.14, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-4.14" in the parameter name (see example below):
  - /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-4.14-hvm-x86_64-gp2
We strongly recommend that customers migrate to the latest kernel version (kernel-5.10)

Release Summary

This release of Amazon Linux 2 includes the latest security updates.

Security updates

For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, see the Amazon Linux Security Center.
For visibility into the status of CVEs that haven't been addressed yet, see the Amazon Linux Security Center.

Repository Updates

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about core updated packages.

ImageMagick-6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.17

LibRaw-0.19.4-1.amzn2.0.6

amazon-ssm-agent-3.3.3050.0-1.amzn2

cups-1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.6

dcraw-9.19-6.amzn2.0.3

kernel-4.14.355-280.695.amzn2

libsoup-2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.5

libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.25

libvpx-1.9.0-5.amzn2.0.4

microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.26

openjpeg2-2.4.0-5.amzn2.0.2

optipng-0.7.7-3.amzn2.0.1

perl-JSON-XS-3.01-2.amzn2.0.1

squid-3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.23

thunderbird-140.3.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Graphicsmagick1.3 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] graphicsmagick1.3 updated packages.

GraphicsMagick-1.3.45-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Ecs Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] ecs updated packages.

ecs-init-1.99.1-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Firefox Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] firefox updated packages.

firefox-140.3.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.10 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.10 updated packages.

kernel-5.10.244-240.965.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.15 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.15 updated packages.

kernel-5.15.193-133.214.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.4 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.4 updated packages.

kernel-5.4.299-219.434.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Livepatch New Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] livepatch new packages.

kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.959-1.0-4.amzn2

kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.966-1.0-4.amzn2

kernel-livepatch-5.10.242-239.961-1.0-2.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Livepatch Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] livepatch updated packages.

kernel-livepatch-5.10.238-231.953-1.0-5.amzn2

kernel-livepatch-5.10.238-234.956-1.0-6.amzn2

kernel-livepatch-5.10.239-236.958-1.0-6.amzn2

kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.955-1.0-5.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Lustre Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] lustre updated packages.

lustre-client-2.12.8-14.amzn2

Image Updates

Default Kernel-5.10 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel-5.10 ami.