Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.3.20231218 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.3.20231218 release notes

This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.3.20231218 release.

Major updates

This release represents an update to the third quarterly release of AL2023. AL2023 is the next generation of Amazon Linux. It comes with five years of support and brings features such as 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.

AL2023 includes the following major updates.

Security Updates

Contact us

If you find a security issue, contact our security team rather than opening a GitHub 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 isn't, open a new issue.

If you only have questions about AL2023, feel free to start or join a discussion. You can also provide feedback on AL2023 through your designated Amazon representative.

Repository

AL2023.3.20231218 upgrades from AL2023.3.20231211

Comparing 2023.3.20231211 to 2023.3.20231218.

Package Type Count
Source 3
Total Binary 32
noarch binary RPMs 20
x86_64 binary RPMs 6
aarch64 binary RPMs 6

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.3.20231211 version AL2023.3.20231218 version
credentials-fetcher credentials-fetcher aarch64, x86_64 1.3.1-0.amzn2023 1.3.3-0.amzn2023
openssh openssh aarch64, x86_64 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.8 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9
openssh-clients aarch64, x86_64
openssh-keycat aarch64, x86_64
openssh-server aarch64, x86_64
pam_ssh_agent_auth aarch64, x86_64
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.3.20231211-0.amzn2023 2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch

Base container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

  • openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.10

  • python3-pip-wheel-21.3.1-2.amzn2023.0.7

  • system-release-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

system-release-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

Minimal AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.9

system-release-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

Minimal container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023

  • system-release-2023.3.20231218-0.amzn2023