Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.5.20240916 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.5.20240916 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.5.20240916.

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.

Notable updates
  • The crash package was updated to version 8.0.4-2 to address an incompatibility with kernel-6.1.109-118.189 and newer. Customers using recommended options to update Amazon Linux 2023, such as booting into an updated AMI or using the dnf upgrade feature, will automatically receive an updated, compatible crash packages. Customers installing security updates only and wishing to continue to use the crash utility need to upgrade it to crash-8.0.4-2 or later.

Security Updates

Repository

AL2023.5.20240916 upgrades from AL2023.5.20240903

Comparing 2023.5.20240903 to 2023.5.20240916.

Package Type Count
Source 8
Total Binary 88
noarch binary RPMs 32
x86_64 binary RPMs 28
aarch64 binary RPMs 28

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.5.20240903 version AL2023.5.20240916 version
appstream-data appstream-data noarch 34-3.amzn2023.0.2 2023-1.amzn2023
aws-nitro-enclaves-cli aws-nitro-enclaves-cli aarch64, x86_64 1.3.2-0.amzn2023 1.3.3-0.amzn2023
aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-devel aarch64, x86_64
aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-integration-tests aarch64, x86_64
crash crash aarch64, x86_64 8.0.2-3.amzn2023.0.1 8.0.4-2.amzn2023
crash-devel aarch64, x86_64
ecs-init ecs-init aarch64, x86_64 1.86.2-1.amzn2023 1.86.3-1.amzn2023
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.106-116.188.amzn2023 6.1.109-118.189.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
nerdctl nerdctl aarch64, x86_64 1.7.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 1.7.6-1.amzn2023.0.2
nginx nginx aarch64, x86_64 1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.4
nginx-all-modules noarch
nginx-core aarch64, x86_64
nginx-filesystem noarch
nginx-mod-devel aarch64, x86_64
nginx-mod-http-image-filter aarch64, x86_64
nginx-mod-http-perl aarch64, x86_64
nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter aarch64, x86_64
nginx-mod-mail aarch64, x86_64
nginx-mod-stream aarch64, x86_64
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.5.20240903-0.amzn2023 2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch

Docker container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.5.20240819-0.amzn2023

libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.1

system-release-2023.5.20240819-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

kernel-tools-6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023

system-release-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

Minimal AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.109-118.189.amzn2023

system-release-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

Minimal container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.5.20240916-0.amzn2023

system-release-2023.5.20240916-0.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.