Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.2.20231018 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.2.20231018 release notes

This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.2.20231018 release

Major updates

This release represents an update to the second 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

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Repository

New packages in AL2023.2.20231018 since AL2023.2.20231016

Comparing AL2023.2.20231016 version 2023.2.20231016 to AL2023.2.20231018 version 2023.2.20231018.

Package Type Number of new packages in AL2023.2.20231018 compared to AL2023.2.20231016
Source RPMs 0
Total Binary RPMs 4
x86_64 binary RPMs 2
aarch64 binary RPMs 2

New packages in AL2023.2.20231018:

Source RPM RPM Architectures Version
kernel kernel-modules-extra aarch64, x86_64 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023
openssl openssl-snapsafe-libs aarch64, x86_64 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

AL2023.2.20231018 upgrades from AL2023.2.20231016

Comparing 2023.2.20231016 to 2023.2.20231018.

Package Type Count
Source 22
Total Binary 222
noarch binary RPMs 76
x86_64 binary RPMs 73
aarch64 binary RPMs 73

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.2.20231016 version AL2023.2.20231018 version
amazon-ssm-agent amazon-ssm-agent aarch64, x86_64 3.2.1630.0-1.amzn2023 3.2.1705.0-1.amzn2023
composer composer noarch 2.5.8-2.amzn2023 2.5.8-2.amzn2023.0.1
containerd containerd aarch64, x86_64 1.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 1.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.4
containerd-stress aarch64, x86_64
container-selinux container-selinux noarch 2.189.0-289.amzn2023.0.2 2.222.0-325.amzn2023
docker docker aarch64, x86_64 24.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.1 24.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.2
ecs-init ecs-init aarch64, x86_64 1.76.0-1.amzn2023 1.77.0-1.amzn2023
giflib giflib aarch64, x86_64 5.2.1-9.amzn2023 5.2.1-9.amzn2023.0.1
giflib-devel aarch64, x86_64
giflib-utils aarch64, x86_64
haproxy haproxy aarch64, x86_64 2.8.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 2.8.3-1.amzn2023
ImageMagick ImageMagick aarch64, x86_64 6.9.12.82-1.amzn2023.0.6 6.9.12.82-1.amzn2023.0.7
ImageMagick-c++ aarch64, x86_64
ImageMagick-c++-devel aarch64, x86_64
ImageMagick-devel aarch64, x86_64
ImageMagick-doc aarch64, x86_64
ImageMagick-libs aarch64, x86_64
ImageMagick-perl aarch64, x86_64
java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 1.8.0_382.b05-1.amzn2023 1.8.0_392.b08-1.amzn2023
java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel aarch64, x86_64
java-11-amazon-corretto java-11-amazon-corretto aarch64, x86_64 11.0.20+9-1.amzn2023 11.0.21+9-1.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 17.0.8+8-1.amzn2023.1 17.0.9+8-1.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 21.0.0+35-1.amzn2023.1 21.0.1+12-1.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
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.55-75.123.amzn2023 6.1.56-82.125.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-tools aarch64, x86_64
kernel-tools-devel aarch64, x86_64
perf aarch64, x86_64
python3-perf aarch64, x86_64
libX11 libX11 aarch64, x86_64 1.7.2-3.amzn2023.0.3 1.7.2-3.amzn2023.0.4
libX11-common noarch
libX11-devel aarch64, x86_64
libX11-xcb aarch64, x86_64
libXpm libXpm aarch64, x86_64 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.3
libXpm-devel aarch64, x86_64
openssl openssl aarch64, x86_64 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.7 3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8
openssl-devel aarch64, x86_64
openssl-libs aarch64, x86_64
openssl-perl aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15 postgresql15 aarch64, x86_64 15.0-1.amzn2023.0.4 15.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
postgresql15-contrib aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-docs aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-llvmjit aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-plperl aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-plpython3 aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-pltcl aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-private-devel aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-private-libs aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-server aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-server-devel aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-static aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-test aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-test-rpm-macros noarch
postgresql15-upgrade aarch64, x86_64
postgresql15-upgrade-devel aarch64, x86_64
runc runc aarch64, x86_64 1.1.7-1.amzn2023.0.2 1.1.7-1.amzn2023.0.3
selinux-policy selinux-policy noarch 36.18-1.amzn2023.0.1 37.22-1.amzn2023.0.1
selinux-policy-devel noarch
selinux-policy-doc noarch
selinux-policy-minimum noarch
selinux-policy-mls noarch
selinux-policy-sandbox noarch
selinux-policy-targeted noarch
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023 2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch
vim vim-common aarch64, x86_64 9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.1 9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2
vim-data noarch
vim-default-editor noarch
vim-enhanced aarch64, x86_64
vim-filesystem noarch
vim-minimal aarch64, x86_64
xxd aarch64, x86_64

Docker container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

  • openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

  • system-release-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

amazon-ssm-agent-3.2.1705.0-1.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

kernel-tools-6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

selinux-policy-37.22-1.amzn2023.0.1

selinux-policy-targeted-37.22-1.amzn2023.0.1

system-release-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

vim-common-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

vim-data-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

vim-enhanced-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

vim-filesystem-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

xxd-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

Minimal AMI

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

  • openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

  • openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

  • selinux-policy-37.22-1.amzn2023.0.1

  • selinux-policy-targeted-37.22-1.amzn2023.0.1

  • system-release-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

  • vim-data-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

  • vim-minimal-2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2023.0.2

Minimal container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023

  • openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.8

  • system-release-2023.2.20231018-0.amzn2023