Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230517 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230517 release notes

This topic includes release notes for the 2023.0.20230517 version of AL2023.

Major updates

This release represents an update to the General Availability (GA) release of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023). AL2023 is the next generation of Amazon Linux. It comes with 5 years of support and brings features like Deterministic Updates, better optimizations for Graviton processors and others into Amazon Linux. AL2023 is ready for customer production workloads, and customers are encouraged to start migrations from previous versions of Amazon Linux today.

See the Amazon Linux What's New Post for more information about AL2023.

AL2023 includes the following major updates.

Known Issues

  • AL2023 is not yet FIPS certified. It is in process of being certified for FIPS 140-3.

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 only 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

AL2023.0.20230517 upgrades from AL2023.0.20230503

Comparing 2023.0.20230503 to 2023.0.20230517.

Package Type Count
Source 10
Total Binary 510
noarch binary RPMs 392
x86_64 binary RPMs 59
aarch64 binary RPMs 59

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.0.20230503 version AL2023.0.20230517 version
chrony amazon-chrony-config noarch 4.3-1.amzn2023.0.2 4.3-1.amzn2023.0.3
chrony aarch64, x86_64
docker docker aarch64, x86_64 20.10.17-1.amzn2023.0.6 20.10.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
ec2-utils ec2-utils noarch 2.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 2.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
ecs-init ecs-init aarch64, x86_64 1.70.2-1.amzn2023 1.71.0-1.amzn2023
git git aarch64, x86_64 2.39.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 2.40.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
git-all noarch
git-core aarch64, x86_64
git-core-doc noarch
git-credential-libsecret aarch64, x86_64
git-cvs noarch
git-daemon aarch64, x86_64
git-email noarch
git-gui noarch
git-instaweb noarch
gitk noarch
git-p4 noarch
git-subtree noarch
git-svn noarch
gitweb noarch
perl-Git noarch
perl-Git-SVN noarch
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.25-37.47.amzn2023 6.1.27-43.48.amzn2023
kernel aarch64, x86_64
kernel-devel aarch64, x86_64
kernel-headers aarch64, x86_64
kernel-libbpf aarch64, x86_64
kernel-libbpf-devel aarch64, x86_64
kernel-libbpf-static aarch64, x86_64
kernel-tools aarch64, x86_64
kernel-tools-devel aarch64, x86_64
perf aarch64, x86_64
python3-perf aarch64, x86_64
openssl openssl aarch64, x86_64 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.2
openssl-devel aarch64, x86_64
openssl-libs aarch64, x86_64
openssl-perl aarch64, x86_64
perl perl aarch64, x86_64 5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.3 5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.4
perl-Attribute-Handlers noarch
perl-AutoLoader noarch
perl-AutoSplit noarch
perl-autouse noarch
perl-B aarch64, x86_64
perl-base noarch
perl-Benchmark noarch
perl-blib noarch
perl-Class-Struct noarch
perl-Config-Extensions noarch
perl-DBM_Filter noarch
perl-debugger noarch
perl-deprecate noarch
perl-devel aarch64, x86_64
perl-Devel-Peek aarch64, x86_64
perl-Devel-SelfStubber noarch
perl-diagnostics noarch
perl-DirHandle noarch
perl-doc noarch
perl-Dumpvalue noarch
perl-DynaLoader aarch64, x86_64
perl-encoding-warnings noarch
perl-English noarch
perl-Errno aarch64, x86_64
perl-ExtUtils-Constant noarch
perl-ExtUtils-Embed noarch
perl-ExtUtils-Miniperl noarch
perl-Fcntl aarch64, x86_64
perl-fields noarch
perl-File-Basename noarch
perl-FileCache noarch
perl-File-Compare noarch
perl-File-Copy noarch
perl-File-DosGlob aarch64, x86_64
perl-File-Find noarch
perl-FileHandle noarch
perl-File-stat noarch
perl-filetest noarch
perl-FindBin noarch
perl-GDBM_File aarch64, x86_64
perl-Getopt-Std noarch
perl-Hash-Util aarch64, x86_64
perl-Hash-Util-FieldHash aarch64, x86_64
perl-I18N-Collate noarch
perl-I18N-Langinfo aarch64, x86_64
perl-I18N-LangTags noarch
perl-if noarch
perl-interpreter aarch64, x86_64
perl-IO aarch64, x86_64
perl-IPC-Open3 noarch
perl-less noarch
perl-lib aarch64, x86_64
perl-libnetcfg noarch
perl-libs aarch64, x86_64
perl-locale noarch
perl-Locale-Maketext-Simple noarch
perl-macros noarch
perl-Math-Complex noarch
perl-Memoize noarch
perl-meta-notation noarch
perl-Module-Loaded noarch
perl-mro aarch64, x86_64
perl-NDBM_File aarch64, x86_64
perl-Net noarch
perl-NEXT noarch
perl-ODBM_File aarch64, x86_64
perl-Opcode aarch64, x86_64
perl-open noarch
perl-overload noarch
perl-overloading noarch
perl-ph aarch64, x86_64
perl-Pod-Functions noarch
perl-Pod-Html noarch
perl-POSIX aarch64, x86_64
perl-Safe noarch
perl-Search-Dict noarch
perl-SelectSaver noarch
perl-SelfLoader noarch
perl-sigtrap noarch
perl-sort noarch
perl-subs noarch
perl-Symbol noarch
perl-Sys-Hostname aarch64, x86_64
perl-Term-Complete noarch
perl-Term-ReadLine noarch
perl-Test noarch
perl-tests aarch64, x86_64
perl-Text-Abbrev noarch
perl-Thread noarch
perl-Thread-Semaphore noarch
perl-Tie noarch
perl-Tie-File noarch
perl-Tie-Memoize noarch
perl-Time noarch
perl-Time-Piece aarch64, x86_64
perl-Unicode-UCD noarch
perl-User-pwent noarch
perl-utils noarch
perl-vars noarch
perl-vmsish noarch
systemd systemd aarch64, x86_64 252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.3 252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4
systemd-container aarch64, x86_64
systemd-devel aarch64, x86_64
systemd-journal-remote aarch64, x86_64
systemd-libs aarch64, x86_64
systemd-networkd aarch64, x86_64
systemd-oomd-defaults noarch
systemd-pam aarch64, x86_64
systemd-resolved aarch64, x86_64
systemd-rpm-macros noarch
systemd-standalone-sysusers aarch64, x86_64
systemd-standalone-tmpfiles aarch64, x86_64
systemd-tests aarch64, x86_64
systemd-udev aarch64, x86_64
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.0.20230503-0.amzn2023 2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch

Default AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-chrony-config-4.3-1.amzn2023.0.3

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

chrony-4.3-1.amzn2023.0.3

ec2-utils-2.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.1

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

logrotate-3.20.1-2.amzn2023.0.3

oniguruma-6.9.7.1-1.amzn2023.0.2

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.2

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.2

perl-Class-Struct-0.66-477.amzn2023

perl-DynaLoader-1.47-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-Errno-1.30-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-Fcntl-1.13-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-File-Basename-2.85-477.amzn2023

perl-File-stat-1.09-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-Getopt-Std-1.12-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-if-0.60.800-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-interpreter-4:5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-IO-1.43-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-IPC-Open3-1.21-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-libs-4:5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-mro-1.23-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-overload-1.31-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-overloading-0.02-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-POSIX-1.94-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-SelectSaver-1.02-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-subs-1.03-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-Symbol-1.08-477.amzn2023.0.4

perl-vars-1.05-477.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-libs-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-networkd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-pam-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-resolved-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-udev-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

system-release-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

Minimal AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-chrony-config-4.3-1.amzn2023.0.3

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

ca-certificates-2023.2.60-1.0.amzn2023.0.2

chrony-4.3-1.amzn2023.0.3

ec2-utils-2.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.1

gnutls-3.7.8-360.amzn2023.0.4

gpg-pubkey-d832c631-63977702

grub2-common-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.6

grub2-efi-x64-ec2-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.6

grub2-pc-modules-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.6

grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.6

grub2-tools-1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.6

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.27-43.48.amzn2023

libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.1

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.2

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.2

python3-rpm-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-build-libs-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-libs-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-plugin-selinux-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-sign-libs-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

rpm-4.16.1.3-12.amzn2023.0.6

system-release-2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023

systemd-libs-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-networkd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-pam-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-resolved-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-udev-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4

systemd-252.4-1161.amzn2023.0.4