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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.5.20240722 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.5.20240722.

Major updates

This release represents an update to the fifth 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.

Known Issues

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

Security Updates

Repository

New packages in AL2023.5.20240722 since AL2023.5.20240708

Comparing AL2023.5.20240708 version 2023.5.20240708 to AL2023.5.20240722 version 2023.5.20240722.

Package Type Number of new packages in AL2023.5.20240722 compared to AL2023.5.20240708
Source RPMs 1
Total Binary RPMs 4
x86_64 binary RPMs 2
aarch64 binary RPMs 2

New packages in AL2023.5.20240722:

Source RPM RPM Architectures Version
tftp tftp aarch64, x86_64 5.2-42.amzn2023.0.1
tftp-server aarch64, x86_64

AL2023.5.20240722 upgrades from AL2023.5.20240708

Comparing 2023.5.20240708 to 2023.5.20240722.

Package Type Count
Source 26
Total Binary 338
noarch binary RPMs 120
x86_64 binary RPMs 109
aarch64 binary RPMs 109

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.5.20240708 version AL2023.5.20240722 version
amazon-efs-utils amazon-efs-utils aarch64, x86_64 2.0.3-1.amzn2023 2.0.4-1.amzn2023
composer composer noarch 2.5.8-2.amzn2023.0.3 2.5.8-2.amzn2023.0.4
cups cups aarch64, x86_64 2.3.3op2-18.amzn2023.0.7 2.3.3op2-18.amzn2023.0.8
cups-client aarch64, x86_64
cups-devel aarch64, x86_64
cups-filesystem noarch
cups-ipptool aarch64, x86_64
cups-libs aarch64, x86_64
cups-lpd aarch64, x86_64
cups-printerapp aarch64, x86_64
docker docker aarch64, x86_64 25.0.3-1.amzn2023.0.1 25.0.3-1.amzn2023.0.2
ecs-init ecs-init aarch64, x86_64 1.84.0-1.amzn2023 1.85.1-1.amzn2023
ecs-service-connect-agent ecs-service-connect-agent aarch64, x86_64 v1.29.5.0-1.amzn2023 v1.29.6.0-1.amzn2023
emacs emacs aarch64, x86_64 28.2-3.amzn2023.0.7 28.2-3.amzn2023.0.8
emacs-common aarch64, x86_64
emacs-devel aarch64, x86_64
emacs-filesystem noarch
emacs-lucid aarch64, x86_64
emacs-nox aarch64, x86_64
emacs-terminal noarch
ghostscript ghostscript aarch64, x86_64 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.7 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.8
ghostscript-doc noarch
ghostscript-gtk aarch64, x86_64
ghostscript-tools-dvipdf aarch64, x86_64
ghostscript-tools-fonts aarch64, x86_64
ghostscript-tools-printing aarch64, x86_64
ghostscript-x11 aarch64, x86_64
libgs aarch64, x86_64
libgs-devel aarch64, x86_64
golang golang aarch64, x86_64 1.22.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 1.22.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
golang-bin aarch64, x86_64
golang-docs noarch
golang-misc noarch
golang-shared aarch64, x86_64
golang-src noarch
golang-tests noarch
httpd httpd aarch64, x86_64 2.4.59-2.amzn2023 2.4.61-1.amzn2023
httpd-core aarch64, x86_64
httpd-devel aarch64, x86_64
httpd-filesystem noarch
httpd-manual noarch
httpd-tools aarch64, x86_64
mod_ldap aarch64, x86_64
mod_lua aarch64, x86_64
mod_proxy_html aarch64, x86_64
mod_session aarch64, x86_64
mod_ssl aarch64, x86_64
java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 1.8.0_412.b08-1.amzn2023 1.8.0_422.b05-1.amzn2023
java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-11-amazon-corretto java-11-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 11.0.23+9-1.amzn2023 11.0.24+8-1.amzn2023
java-11-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-11-amazon-corretto-headless aarch64, x86_64
java-11-amazon-corretto-javadoc aarch64, x86_64
java-11-amazon-corretto-jmods aarch64, x86_64
java-17-amazon-corretto java-17-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 17.0.11+9-1.amzn2023.1 17.0.12+7-1.amzn2023.1
java-17-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-17-amazon-corretto-headless aarch64, x86_64
java-17-amazon-corretto-javadoc aarch64, x86_64
java-17-amazon-corretto-jmods aarch64, x86_64
java-21-amazon-corretto java-21-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 21.0.3+9-1.amzn2023.1 21.0.4+7-1.amzn2023.1
java-21-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-21-amazon-corretto-headless aarch64, x86_64
java-21-amazon-corretto-javadoc aarch64, x86_64
java-21-amazon-corretto-jmods aarch64, x86_64
java-22-amazon-corretto java-22-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 22.0.1+8-1.amzn2023.1 22.0.2+9-1.amzn2023.1
java-22-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-22-amazon-corretto-headless aarch64, x86_64
java-22-amazon-corretto-javadoc aarch64, x86_64
java-22-amazon-corretto-jmods aarch64, x86_64
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.96-102.177.amzn2023 6.1.97-104.177.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-modules-extra-common aarch64, x86_64
kernel-tools aarch64, x86_64
kernel-tools-devel aarch64, x86_64
perf aarch64, x86_64
python3-perf aarch64, x86_64
nano default-editor noarch 5.8-3.amzn2023.0.3 5.8-3.amzn2023.0.4
nano aarch64, x86_64
nano-default-editor noarch
openssh openssh aarch64, x86_64 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.11 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12
openssh-clients aarch64, x86_64
openssh-keycat aarch64, x86_64
openssh-server aarch64, x86_64
pam_ssh_agent_auth aarch64, x86_64
php8.1 php8.1 aarch64, x86_64 8.1.28-1.amzn2023.0.1 8.1.29-1.amzn2023.0.1
php8.1-bcmath aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-cli aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-common aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-dba aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-dbg aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-devel aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-embedded aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-enchant aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-ffi aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-fpm aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-gd aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-gmp aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-intl aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-ldap aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-mbstring aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-mysqlnd aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-odbc aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-opcache aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-pdo aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-pgsql aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-process aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-pspell aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-snmp aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-soap aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-tidy aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-xml aarch64, x86_64
php8.1-zip aarch64, x86_64
python3.11-setuptools python3.11-setuptools noarch 65.5.1-2.amzn2023.0.4 65.5.1-2.amzn2023.0.5
python3.11-setuptools-wheel noarch
python-pycurl python3-pycurl aarch64, x86_64 7.45.1-1.amzn2023.0.3 7.45.1-1.amzn2023.0.4
python-werkzeug python3-werkzeug noarch 1.0.1-5.amzn2023.0.4 1.0.1-5.amzn2023.0.5
python3-werkzeug-doc noarch
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.5.20240708-1.amzn2023 2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch
tomcat9 tomcat9 noarch 9.0.87-1.amzn2023.0.2 9.0.90-1.amzn2023.0.2
tomcat9-admin-webapps noarch
tomcat9-docs-webapp noarch
tomcat9-el-3.0-api noarch
tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api noarch
tomcat9-lib noarch
tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api noarch
tomcat9-webapps noarch
wget wget aarch64, x86_64 1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4
wireshark wireshark-cli aarch64, x86_64 4.0.8-2.amzn2023.0.6 4.0.15-1.amzn2023.0.1
wireshark-devel aarch64, x86_64

Docker container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

system-release-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

kernel-tools-6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023

nano-5.8-3.amzn2023.0.4

openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

system-release-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

wget-1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4

Minimal AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.97-104.177.amzn2023

openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.12

system-release-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

Minimal container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

system-release-2023.5.20240722-0.amzn2023

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 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.