Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.3.20231211 release notes
This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.3.20231211 release
Major updates
This release represents an update to the third quarterly release
AL2023 includes the following major updates.
-
AL2023 can now be run as a virtualized guest outside of being run on Amazon EC2. There are currently KVM (
qcow2
) and VMware (OVA
) images available. See Using Amazon Linux 2023 outside of Amazon EC2 for more information. -
A fix was added to the
kernel-modules-extra
package so that the simple UEFI framebuffer now works when using KVM or VMware images in UEFI rather than BIOS mode. This allows the kernel console to work without using an emulated serial port. Thekernel-modules-extra
package is installed by default for on-premises images. -
The on-premises image was shrunk by replacing
perl
withperl-interpreter
which does not require bringing in dependencies such asgcc
.
Known Issues
-
None.
Security Updates
-
For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, see the Amazon Linux Security Center
. -
For visibility into the status of CVE's that haven't been addressed yet, see the Amazon Linux Security Center
.
Contact us
If you find a security issue, contact our security
team
We use GitHub issues to gather feedback about AL2023 and to track bug reports and
feature requests. You can look at existing issues
If you only have questions about AL2023, feel free to start or join a discussion
Repository
New packages in AL2023.3.20231211 since AL2023.2.20231113
Comparing AL2023.2.20231113 version 2023.2.20231113 to AL2023.3.20231211 version 2023.3.20231211.
Package Type | Number of new packages in AL2023.3.20231211 compared to AL2023.2.20231113 |
---|---|
Source RPMs | 13 |
Total Binary RPMs | 46 |
noarch binary RPMs |
20 |
x86_64 binary RPMs |
13 |
aarch64 binary RPMs |
13 |
New packages in AL2023.3.20231211:
Source RPM | RPM | Architectures | Version |
---|---|---|---|
certbot
|
certbot
|
noarch | 2.6.0-4.amzn2023.0.1 |
python3-acme
|
noarch | ||
python3-certbot
|
noarch | ||
python3-certbot-apache
|
noarch | ||
python3-certbot-dns-rfc2136
|
noarch | ||
python3-certbot-dns-route53
|
noarch | ||
python3-certbot-nginx
|
noarch | ||
python-certbot-dns-rfc2136-doc
|
noarch | ||
python-certbot-dns-route53-doc
|
noarch | ||
ldns
|
ldns
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 1.8.3-2.amzn2023.0.1 |
ldns-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
ldns-doc
|
noarch | ||
ldns-utils
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
perl-ldns
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
python3-ldns
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
libreswan
|
libreswan
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 4.12-3.amzn2023 |
nodejs20
|
nodejs20
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 20.10.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
nodejs20-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
nodejs20-docs
|
noarch | ||
nodejs20-full-i18n
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
nodejs20-libs
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
nodejs20-npm
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
v8-11.3-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | ||
open-vmdk
|
open-vmdk
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 0.3.6-1.amzn2023 |
python-augeas
|
python3-augeas
|
noarch | 1.1.0-10.amzn2023 |
python-boto3
|
python3-boto3
|
noarch | 1.33.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
python-botocore
|
python3-botocore
|
noarch | 1.33.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
python-configargparse
|
python3-configargparse
|
noarch | 1.7-1.amzn2023 |
python-josepy
|
python3-josepy
|
noarch | 1.13.0-6.amzn2023 |
python-josepy-doc
|
noarch | ||
python-parsedatetime
|
python3-parsedatetime
|
noarch | 2.6-10.amzn2023 |
python-pyrfc3339
|
python3-pyrfc3339
|
noarch | 1.1-16.amzn2023 |
python-s3transfer
|
python3-s3transfer
|
noarch | 0.8.2-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
AL2023.3.20231211 upgrades from AL2023.2.20231113
Comparing 2023.2.20231113 to 2023.3.20231211.
Package Type | Count |
---|---|
Source | 28 |
Total Binary | 604 |
noarch binary RPMs |
372 |
x86_64 binary RPMs |
116 |
aarch64 binary RPMs |
116 |
The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.
Source RPM | RPM | Architectures | AL2023.2.20231113 version | AL2023.3.20231211 version |
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amazon-linux-sb-keys
|
amazon-linux-sb-keys
|
noarch | 2023.1-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 2023.1-1.amzn2023.0.4 |
avahi
|
avahi
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 0.8-14.amzn2023.0.10 | 0.8-14.amzn2023.0.12 |
avahi-autoipd
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-compat-howl
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-compat-howl-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-compat-libdns_sd
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-dnsconfd
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-glib
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-glib-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-gobject
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-gobject-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-libs
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-tools
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-ui-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
avahi-ui-gtk3
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
awscli-2
|
awscli-2
|
noarch | 2.9.19-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 2.14.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
credentials-fetcher
|
credentials-fetcher
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 1.3.0-0.amzn2023 | 1.3.1-0.amzn2023 |
docker
|
docker
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 24.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 | 24.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
dotnet6.0
|
aspnetcore-runtime-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 6.0.23-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 6.0.25-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
aspnetcore-targeting-pack-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-apphost-pack-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-host
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-hostfxr-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-runtime-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-sdk-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-sdk-6.0-source-built-artifacts
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-targeting-pack-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
dotnet-templates-6.0
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
ecs-init
|
ecs-init
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 1.79.0-1.amzn2023 | 1.79.1-1.amzn2023 |
guava
|
guava
|
noarch | 31.0.1-3.amzn2023.0.5 | 31.0.1-3.amzn2023.0.6 |
guava-javadoc
|
noarch | |||
guava-testlib
|
noarch | |||
jbig2dec
|
jbig2dec
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 0.19-4.amzn2023.0.1 | 0.19-4.amzn2023.0.2 |
jbig2dec-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
jbig2dec-libs
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
kernel
|
bpftool
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 6.1.61-85.141.amzn2023 | 6.1.66-91.160.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-modules-extra
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
kernel-tools
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
kernel-tools-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perf
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3-perf
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
libtiff
|
libtiff
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.16 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.17 |
libtiff-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
libtiff-static
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
libtiff-tools
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
libuv
|
libuv
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 1.44.1-156.amzn2023.0.2 | 1.47.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
libuv-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
libuv-static
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
memcached
|
memcached
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 1.6.14-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 1.6.22-2.amzn2023.0.1 |
memcached-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
memcached-selinux
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
openssl
|
openssl
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.9 | 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.10 |
openssl-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
openssl-libs
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
openssl-perl
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
openssl-snapsafe-libs
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perl
|
perl
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.5 | 5.32.1-477.amzn2023.0.6 |
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
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noarch | |||
perl-overloading
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noarch | |||
perl-ph
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perl-Pod-Functions
|
noarch | |||
perl-Pod-Html
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noarch | |||
perl-POSIX
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perl-Safe
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noarch | |||
perl-Search-Dict
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noarch | |||
perl-SelectSaver
|
noarch | |||
perl-SelfLoader
|
noarch | |||
perl-sigtrap
|
noarch | |||
perl-sort
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noarch | |||
perl-subs
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noarch | |||
perl-Symbol
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noarch | |||
perl-Sys-Hostname
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perl-Term-Complete
|
noarch | |||
perl-Term-ReadLine
|
noarch | |||
perl-Test
|
noarch | |||
perl-tests
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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
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
perl-Unicode-UCD
|
noarch | |||
perl-User-pwent
|
noarch | |||
perl-utils
|
noarch | |||
perl-vars
|
noarch | |||
perl-vmsish
|
noarch | |||
python3.11
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python3.11
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 3.11.2-2.amzn2023.0.11 | 3.11.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
python3.11-debug
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3.11-devel
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3.11-idle
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3.11-libs
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3.11-test
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3.11-tkinter
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python-awscrt
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python3-awscrt
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 0.16.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 0.19.19-1.amzn2023.0.1 |
python-cryptography
|
python3-cryptography
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 36.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 36.0.1-1.amzn2023.0.5 |
python-pillow
|
python3-pillow
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.1 | 9.4.0-2.amzn2023.0.3 |
python3-pillow-devel
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python3-pillow-tk
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
python-pip
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python3-pip
|
noarch | 21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.5 | 21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.7 |
python3-pip-wheel
|
noarch | |||
python-urllib3
|
python3-urllib3
|
noarch | 1.25.10-5.amzn2023.0.2 | 1.25.10-5.amzn2023.0.3 |
shadow-utils
|
shadow-utils
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 4.9-12.amzn2023.0.2 | 4.9-12.amzn2023.0.4 |
shadow-utils-subid
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
shadow-utils-subid-devel
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
squid
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squid
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 5.8-1.amzn2023.0.2 | 5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
system-release
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amazon-linux-repo-cdn
|
noarch | 2023.2.20231113-1.amzn2023 | 2023.3.20231211-0.amzn2023 |
amazon-linux-repo-s3
|
noarch | |||
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn
|
noarch | |||
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3
|
noarch | |||
system-release
|
noarch | |||
traceroute
|
traceroute
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 2.1.0-13.amzn2023.0.2 | 2.1.3-1.amzn2023 |
vim
|
vim-common
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 9.0.2081-1.amzn2023 | 9.0.2120-1.amzn2023 |
vim-data
|
noarch | |||
vim-default-editor
|
noarch | |||
vim-enhanced
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
vim-filesystem
|
noarch | |||
vim-minimal
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xxd
|
aarch64, x86_64 | |||
wireshark
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wireshark-cli
|
aarch64, x86_64 | 4.0.8-2.amzn2023.0.2 | 4.0.8-2.amzn2023.0.3 |
wireshark-devel
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server
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xorg-x11-server-common
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aarch64, x86_64 | 1.20.14-26.amzn2023.0.1 | 1.20.14-26.amzn2023.0.2 |
xorg-x11-server-devel
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server-source
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noarch | |||
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server-Xnest
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server-Xorg
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aarch64, x86_64 | |||
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
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aarch64, x86_64 |
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amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.3.20231211-0.amzn2023
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openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.10
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python3-pip-wheel-21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.7
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system-release-2023.3.20231211-0.amzn2023
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