Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230222 (Release Candidate 0) release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230222 (Release Candidate 0) release notes

This topic includes release notes for a pre-GA version of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023). These release notes are for the 2023.0.20230222 Release Candidate 0 version of AL2023.

Major updates

This is an updated Release Candidate (RC) for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), RC0. It's the successor of Amazon Linux 2, previously called Amazon Linux 2022.

An RC is a version that is nearly ready for release, but is still being tested. An RC receives only patches and bug fixes leading to the AL2023 Generally Available (GA) release. A GA distribution feature set is stable with no major changes expected between the final RC and the GA versions.

An RC version is not intended for production workloads. It's intended for testing purposes and to help you prepare for migration to AL2023.

Review Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023 for more details on the changes since Amazon Linux 2.

AL2023 includes the following major updates.

  • Kernel updated from 5.15 to 6.1

  • This release represents the updated Release Candidate (RC) for AL2023 (previously Amazon Linux 2022). You can use the Release Candidate to test compatibility with your applications or prepare for migration to AL2023.

  • The legacy pcre package is deprecated and will be removed in a future Amazon Linux release. The pcre2 package is the successor.

Known Issues

  • Kernel livepatch isn't enabled in AL2023 RC0, but it will be enabled before AL2023 GA.

  • AL2023 contains a known issue where customer defined NTP servers via DHCP are not honored.

    Work-Around - Configure the NTP servers using a config file in /etc/chrony.d

  • Enabling FIPS mode is currently unsupported, and there will be changes to how a FIPS mode enabled system works in upcoming releases.

Security Updates

Contact us

If you find a security issue, contact our security team rather than opening an issue.

We use GitHub issues to gather feedback about AL2023 and to track bug reports and feature requests. You can look at existing issues to see whether your concern is already known. If it is not, open a new issue.

If you just have questions about AL2023, feel free to start or join a discussion. Feedback on AL2023 can also be provided through your designated Amazon representative.

Repository

The repository includes the following packages that were updated since the last release.

cni-plugins-1.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

nerdctl-1.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

python-tomli-2.0.1-4.amzn2023.src

python-tomli-w-1.0.0-4.amzn2023.src

ruby3.2-3.2.0-177.amzn2023.0.1.src

rubygem-mustache-1.1.1-3.amzn2023.0.1.src

The repository includes the following packages that were removed since the last release.

aws-c-auth-0.6.5-6.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-cal-0.5.12-7.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-common-0.6.14-6.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-compression-0.2.14-5.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-event-stream-0.2.7-5.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-checksums-0.1.12-5.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-http-0.6.8-6.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-io-0.10.12-5.amzn2022.0.7.src

aws-c-mqtt-0.7.8-7.amzn2022.0.2.src

aws-c-s3-0.1.27-5.amzn2022.0.3.src

aws-c-sdkutils-0.1.1-5.amzn2022.0.2.src

linkchecker-9.4.0-12.20191005.d13b3f5.amzn2022.0.2.src

python3.10-3.10.9-1.amzn2022.0.1.src

python-beautifulsoup4-4.9.3-2.amzn2022.src

python-graphviz-1:0.16-2.amzn2022.src

python-nose-1.3.7-33.amzn2022.src

python-parameterized-0.7.4-2.amzn2022.0.1.src

python-soupsieve-2.3.1-23.amzn2022.src

python-sure-1.4.11-63.amzn2022.src

python-tempita-0.5.1-29.amzn2022.src

ruby3.1-3.1.3-173.amzn2022.0.1.src

rubypick-1.1.1-14.amzn2022.src

s2n-tls-1.3.24-1.amzn2022.0.2.src

The repository includes the following packages that were updated since the last release.

amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.247358.0-1.amzn2023.src

amazon-efs-utils-1.34.5-1.amzn2023.src

amazon-ssm-agent-3.1.1927.0-1.amzn2023.src

apache-commons-compress-1.21-4.amzn2023.0.3.src

apache-commons-lang3-3.12.0-7.amzn2023.0.3.src

apache-commons-net-3.6-17.amzn2023.0.1.src

apr-1.7.2-2.amzn2023.0.2.src

apr-util-1.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

atlas-3.10.3-18.amzn2023.0.2.src

aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-23.amzn2023.src

awscli-2-2.9.19-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

bcc-0.26.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

bpftrace-0.17.0-1.amzn2023.src

capstone-4.0.2-9.amzn2023.0.3.src

cdi-api-2.0.2-6.amzn2023.0.3.src

clamav-0.103.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

container-selinux-2:2.189.0-289.amzn2023.0.2.src

curl-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

dbus-broker-32-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

ecs-init-1.68.2-1.amzn2023.src

git-2.39.2-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.src

gnulib-0-43.20220212git.amzn2023.0.2.src

gnutls-3.7.7-357.amzn2023.0.2.src

golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man-2.0.2-22.amzn2023.0.2.src

go-rpm-macros-3.1.0-32.amzn2023.0.2.src

grpc-1.41.1-9.amzn2023.src

grub2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.src

gzip-1.12-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

harfbuzz-7.0.0-2.amzn2023.0.1.src

htop-3.2.1-87.amzn2023.0.3.src

ibus-anthy-1.5.14-4.amzn2023.0.1.src

jansson-2.14-0.amzn2023.src

jctools-3.3.0-5.amzn2023.0.3.src

kernel-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.src

libblockdev-2.28-2.amzn2023.0.1.src

libcgroup-3.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

libdbi-0.9.0-20.amzn2023.0.1.src

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.src

libjpeg-turbo-2.1.4-2.amzn2023.0.2.src

libkcapi-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.src

libksba-1.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

libldb-2.6.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

libtevent-0.13.0-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

libtirpc-1.3.3-0.amzn2023.src

libtommath-1.2.0-9.amzn2023.0.1.src

libuv-1:1.44.1-156.amzn2023.0.2.src

libXpm-3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1.src

mesa-22.3.3-1140.amzn2023.0.3.src

meson-0.62.2-205.amzn2023.0.2.src

mlocate-0.26-351.amzn2023.src

nodejs-1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

ocl-icd-2.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.2.src

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

package-notes-0.4-18.amzn2023.0.5.src

php8.1-8.1.14-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

plexus-i18n-1.0-0.19.b10.4.amzn2023.0.3.src

protobuf-3.19.6-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

pv-1.6.20-63.amzn2023.0.3.src

python-awscrt-0.16.7-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

python-certifi-2022.12.07-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

python-elementpath-2.3.2-2.amzn2023.src

python-flit-3.7.1-4.amzn2023.0.1.src

python-progressbar2-3.52.1-23.amzn2023.0.2.src

python-pytest-cov-3.0.0-67.amzn2023.0.2.src

python-simplejson-3.17.6-111.amzn2023.0.2.src

python-twisted-22.4.0-124.amzn2023.0.2.src

pytz-2022.7.1-1.amzn2023.src

rsyslog-8.2204.0-3.amzn2023.0.2.src

rubygem-asciidoctor-2.0.15-3.amzn2023.0.1.src

rust-packaging-21-88.amzn2023.0.2.src

rust-srpm-macros-21-42.amzn2023.0.2.src

samba-2:4.17.5-0.amzn2023.0.2.src

shadow-utils-2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.2.src

shared-mime-info-2.2-2.amzn2023.0.1.src

spirv-headers-1.5.5-42.amzn2023.0.1.src

sscg-3.0.1-61.amzn2023.0.2.src

sudo-1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2.src

swig-4.1.1-4.amzn2023.0.3.src

systemd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.src

system-release-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.src

systemtap-4.8-3.amzn2023.0.5.src

tcsh-6.24.07-1.amzn2023.src

vim-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.src

vulkan-headers-1.3.224.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

vulkan-loader-1.3.224.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.src

xdg-utils-1.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.1.src

xfsdump-3.1.11-2.amzn2023.0.2.src

xmlrpc-c-1.51.08-2.amzn2023.0.1.src

xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-12.amzn2023.0.2.src

Docker container image

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

system-release-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

vim-data-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.noarch

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

Default AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

amazon-ssm-agent-3.1.1927.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64

amazon-ssm-agent-3.1.1927.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64

aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-23.amzn2023.noarch

awscli-2-2.9.19-1.amzn2023.0.1.noarch

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

dbus-broker-32-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

dbus-broker-32-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

gnutls-3.7.7-357.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

gnutls-3.7.7-357.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

go-srpm-macros-3.1.0-32.amzn2023.0.2.noarch

grub2-common-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.noarch

grub2-efi-aa64-ec2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-efi-x64-ec2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

grub2-pc-modules-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.noarch

grub2-tools-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-tools-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

gzip-1.12-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

gzip-1.12-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

jansson-2.14-0.amzn2023.aarch64

jansson-2.14-0.amzn2023.x86_64

kernel-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.aarch64

kernel-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.x86_64

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

kernel-tools-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.aarch64

kernel-tools-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.x86_64

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libkcapi-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

The following packages have been removed.

aws-c-auth-libs-0.6.5-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-auth-libs-0.6.5-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-cal-libs-0.5.12-7.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-cal-libs-0.5.12-7.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-common-libs-0.6.14-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-common-libs-0.6.14-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-compression-libs-0.2.14-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-compression-libs-0.2.14-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-event-stream-libs-0.2.7-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-event-stream-libs-0.2.7-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-checksums-libs-0.1.12-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-checksums-libs-0.1.12-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-http-libs-0.6.8-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-http-libs-0.6.8-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-io-libs-0.10.12-5.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64

aws-c-io-libs-0.10.12-5.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64

aws-c-mqtt-libs-0.7.8-7.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-mqtt-libs-0.7.8-7.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-s3-libs-0.1.27-5.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

aws-c-s3-libs-0.1.27-5.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

aws-c-sdkutils-libs-0.1.1-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-sdkutils-libs-0.1.1-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

s2n-tls-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

s2n-tls-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

s2n-tls-libs-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

s2n-tls-libs-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

Minimal AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

awscli-2-2.9.19-1.amzn2023.0.1.noarch

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

curl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

dbus-broker-32-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

dbus-broker-32-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

glib2-2.73.2-680.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

gnutls-3.7.7-357.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

gnutls-3.7.7-357.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

grub2-common-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.noarch

grub2-efi-aa64-ec2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-efi-x64-ec2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

grub2-pc-modules-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.noarch

grub2-tools-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-tools-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

gzip-1.12-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

gzip-1.12-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

jansson-2.14-0.amzn2023.aarch64

jansson-2.14-0.amzn2023.x86_64

kernel-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.aarch64

kernel-6.1.12-19.43.amzn2023.x86_64

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libcurl-minimal-7.88.0-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libgcrypt-1.10.1-7.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libkcapi-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libkcapi-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

libkcapi-hmaccalc-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

libkcapi-hmaccalc-1.4.0-105.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

python3-awscrt-0.16.7-1.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

python3-awscrt-0.16.7-1.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

python3-pytz-2022.7.1-1.amzn2023.noarch

shadow-utils-2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

shadow-utils-2:4.9-12.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

sudo-1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

sudo-1.9.12-1.p2.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

systemd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

systemd-libs-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-libs-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

systemd-networkd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-networkd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

systemd-pam-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-pam-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

systemd-resolved-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-resolved-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

systemd-udev-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

systemd-udev-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

system-release-2023.0.20230222-0.amzn2023.noarch

vim-data-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.noarch

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1160-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

The following packages have been removed.

aws-c-auth-libs-0.6.5-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-auth-libs-0.6.5-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-cal-libs-0.5.12-7.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-cal-libs-0.5.12-7.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-common-libs-0.6.14-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-common-libs-0.6.14-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-compression-libs-0.2.14-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-compression-libs-0.2.14-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-event-stream-libs-0.2.7-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-event-stream-libs-0.2.7-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-checksums-libs-0.1.12-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-checksums-libs-0.1.12-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-http-libs-0.6.8-6.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-http-libs-0.6.8-6.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-io-libs-0.10.12-5.amzn2023.0.7.aarch64

aws-c-io-libs-0.10.12-5.amzn2023.0.7.x86_64

aws-c-mqtt-libs-0.7.8-7.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-mqtt-libs-0.7.8-7.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

aws-c-s3-libs-0.1.27-5.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

aws-c-s3-libs-0.1.27-5.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

aws-c-sdkutils-libs-0.1.1-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

aws-c-sdkutils-libs-0.1.1-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

s2n-tls-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64

s2n-tls-1.3.24-1.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64

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