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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.8.20250818 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.8.20250818.

Release Summary

This release represents an update to the 8th 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

  • espeak1.48.04 added. espeak is a compact, open-source software speech synthesizer that converts text into spoken voice for multiple languages.

  • zeromq-4.3.5-1 added. ZeroMQ (also known as ØMQ, 0MQ, or zmq) is a high-performance asynchronous messaging library aimed at use in distributed or concurrent applications.

  • Javdoc sub package has been removed from apache-commons-lang3-3.18.0 package in this release following fedora upstream.

Security updates

Repository Updates

Core New Packages

This section provides details about core new packages.

espeak-1.48.04-32.amzn2023
gdal310-3.10.3-3.amzn2023.0.1
geos-3.13.0-2.amzn2023.0.1
libgeotiff-1.7.3-4.amzn2023.0.1
php8.1-pecl-apcu-5.1.24-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.1-pecl-igbinary-3.2.16-4.amzn2023.0.1
php8.1-pecl-msgpack-3.0.0-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.1-pecl-redis6-6.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
php8.2-pecl-apcu-5.1.24-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.2-pecl-igbinary-3.2.16-4.amzn2023.0.1
php8.2-pecl-msgpack-3.0.0-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.2-pecl-redis6-6.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
php8.3-pecl-apcu-5.1.24-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.3-pecl-igbinary-3.2.16-4.amzn2023.0.1
php8.3-pecl-msgpack-3.0.0-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.3-pecl-redis6-6.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
php8.4-pecl-apcu-5.1.24-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.4-pecl-igbinary-3.2.16-4.amzn2023.0.1
php8.4-pecl-msgpack-3.0.0-3.amzn2023.0.1
php8.4-pecl-redis6-6.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
proj-9.6.2-1.amzn2023.0.1
udunits2-2.2.28-11.amzn2023.0.1
zeromq-4.3.5-1.amzn2023.0.1

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about core updated packages.

amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300057.2-1.amzn2023
apache-commons-lang3-3.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
ecs-init-1.97.1-1.amzn2023
firefox-140.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.2
gcc-11.5.0-5.amzn2023.0.5
gnutls-3.8.3-8.amzn2023.0.1
javapackages-bootstrap-1.5.0^20220105.git9f283b7-3.amzn2023.0.7
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
lustre-client-2.15.6-19.amzn2023
mod_security-2.9.11-1.amzn2023.0.1
nginx-1.28.0-1.amzn2023.0.2
nodejs20-20.19.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs22-22.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
open-vm-tools-12.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
openexr-3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.5
python3.11-3.11.13-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3.12-3.12.11-2.amzn2023.0.2
python3.13-3.13.3-3.amzn2023.0.6
python3.9-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-1.89.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
soci-snapshotter-0.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.2
sqlite-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
vim-9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1

Image Updates

Default Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.1 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
cloud-init-cfg-ec2-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
gnutls-3.8.3-8.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-toolset-srpm-macros-1.89.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
vim-common-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-data-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-enhanced-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-filesystem-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-minimal-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
xxd-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1

Minimal Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about minimal kernel 6.1 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
cloud-init-cfg-ec2-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
gnutls-3.8.3-8.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
vim-data-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-minimal-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1

Default Kernel 6.12 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.12 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
cloud-init-cfg-ec2-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
gnutls-3.8.3-8.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-toolset-srpm-macros-1.89.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
vim-common-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-data-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-enhanced-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-filesystem-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-minimal-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
xxd-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1

Minimal Kernel 6.12 AMI

This section provides details about minimal kernel 6.12 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
cloud-init-cfg-ec2-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.15
gnutls-3.8.3-8.amzn2023.0.1
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
vim-data-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1
vim-minimal-2:9.1.1591-1.amzn2023.0.1

Default Container

This section provides details about default container.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-libs-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
python3-3.9.23-1.amzn2023.0.3
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023

Minimal Container

This section provides details about minimal container.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.8.20250818-0.amzn2023
libcap-2.73-1.amzn2023.0.3
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.6
system-release-2023.8.20250818-0.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.