Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.7.20250623 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.7.20250623 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.7.20250623.

Release Summary

This release represents an update to the 7th 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 and better optimizations for Graviton processors into Amazon Linux. AL2023 is ready for production workloads, and you can start migrating from previous versions of Amazon Linux today.

Notable updates
  • AL2023 is now FIPS certified. Learn more.

  • compat-poppler22-22.08.0-3.amzn2023.0.1 :The core Poppler library has been updated from version 22.08 to 24.08. To ensure a smooth transition for packages from the old version of Poppler to the newer one, we have introduced compat-poppler22 for packages depending on the older library versions. This compatibility package provides only the necessary shared libraries from Poppler 22.08 to maintain functionality for packages that still require these older versions. This only serves as a transitional package to prevent disruption of PDF-related functionalities in existing applications, customers should focus on using the main poppler-24.08 package for any new installations or development. We strongly recommend customers to upgrade their existing application dependency to use the newer version of poppler as well.

    Note

    Note: compat-poppler22 will be maintained for 6 months, during this period, we will work on updating all dependent packages to use the newer Poppler 24.08 libraries. Once this transition is complete, the compatibility package will be deprecated.

Security updates

Repository Updates

Core New Packages

This section provides details about core new packages.

blueprint-compiler-0.16.0-15.amzn2023
clang18-18.1.8-6.amzn2023.0.3
compat-poppler22-22.08.0-3.amzn2023.0.1
compiler-rt18-18.1.8-4.amzn2023.0.1
dav1d-1.5.1-50.amzn2023
gnome-common-3.18.0-20.amzn2023
libXpresent-1.0.0-27.amzn2023
lld18-18.1.8-7.amzn2023.0.1
llvm18-18.1.8-6.amzn2023.0.1
metacity-3.54.0-334.amzn2023
openh264-2.6.0-2.amzn2023
papers-47.0-11.amzn2023
rust-gst-plugin-dav1d-0.13.6-8.amzn2023
rust-gst-plugin-gtk4-0.13.6-21.amzn2023
showtime-48.1-8.amzn2023
svt-av1-2.3.0-46.amzn2023
zenity-4.0.5-1.amzn2023

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about core updated packages.

BabelfishDump-17.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
abseil-cpp-20220623.1-4.amzn2023.0.2
amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300055.3-1.amzn2023
amazon-ecr-credential-helper-0.10.0-1.amzn2023
aws-kinesis-agent-2.0.12-1.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.25.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
containerd-2.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
debugedit-5.0-10.amzn2023.0.1
ecs-init-1.95.0-1.amzn2023
firefox-128.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
freerdp-3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.1
gdb-16.3-1.amzn2023.0.1
gnu-efi-3.0.11-9.amzn2023.0.2
golang-1.24.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.4
javapackages-bootstrap-1.5.0^20220105.git9f283b7-3.amzn2023.0.6
kernel-6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023
kernel6.12-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libblockdev-3.2.1-1.amzn2023.0.3
libvpx-1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.4
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
mod_security-2.9.10-1.amzn2023.0.1
nginx-1.28.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
nvidia-release-2023-2.amzn2023
openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
perl-CryptX-0.080-1.amzn2023.0.1
perl-File-Find-Rule-0.34-17.amzn2023.0.3
perl-File-Find-Rule-Perl-1.15-19.amzn2023.0.3
perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.82-4.amzn2023.0.3
php8.3-8.3.22-1.amzn2023.0.1
php8.4-8.4.8-1.amzn2023.0.1
poppler-24.08.0-1.amzn2023
python3.11-3.11.13-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3.12-3.12.10-2.amzn2023.0.2
python3.9-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
runc-1.2.4-2.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
tomcat10-10.1.41-1.amzn2023.0.1
tomcat9-9.0.105-1.amzn2023.0.1
udisks2-2.10.1-6.amzn2023.0.2
valkey-8.0.3-3.amzn2023.0.2

Image Updates

Default Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.1 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.25.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-libbpf-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
kernel-tools-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel-6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Minimal Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about minimal kernel 6.1 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.25.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-libbpf-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
kernel-6.1.141-155.222.amzn2023
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Default Kernel 6.12 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.12 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.25.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-libbpf-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
kernel-tools-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel6.12-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Minimal Kernel 6.12 AMI

This section provides details about minimal kernel 6.12 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.25.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-libbpf-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
kernel6.12-6.12.31-35.92.amzn2023
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.15
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Default Container

This section provides details about default container.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Minimal Container

This section provides details about minimal container.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libarchive-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.1
libxml2-2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.11
system-release-2023.7.20250623-0.amzn2023

Contact us

If you find a security issue, contact our security team instead of 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.