Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230419 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023
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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230419 release notes

This topic includes release notes for the 2023.0.20230419 version of AL2023.

Major updates

This release represents an update to the General Availability (GA) release of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023). AL2023 is the next generation of Amazon Linux. It comes with 5 years of support and brings features like 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.

See the Amazon Linux What's New Post for more information about AL2023.

AL2023 includes the following major updates.

  • This release includes the egl* packages to enable NVIDIA driver installation from rpms.

  • Dovecot was added to the repositories for customers who want to run an IMAP server on AL2023.

  • For an in-depth look at the changes since Amazon Linux 2, see Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023.

Known Issues

  • When upgrading an instance from AL2023 RC1 or earlier, in order to avoid a boot order issue, you will need to add the following to /etc/default/grub before upgrading in order to get the kernel update:

    GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_UPDATE_DEFAULT_KERNEL=true

  • AL2023 contains a known issue where customer defined NTP servers via DHCP are not honored.

    Work-Around - Configure the NTP servers using a config file in /etc/chrony.d

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

Security Updates

Contact us

If you find a security issue, follow this link to learn how to 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 just have questions about AL2023, feel free to start or join a discussion. Feedback on AL2023 can also be provided through your designated AWS representative.

Repository

New packages in AL2023.0.20230419 since AL2023.0.20230329

Comparing AL2023.0.20230329 version 2023.0.20230329 to AL2023.0.20230419 version 2023.0.20230419.

Package Type Number of new packages in AL2023.0.20230419 compared to AL2023.0.20230329
Source RPMs 6
Total Binary RPMs 32
noarch binary RPMs 3
x86_64 binary RPMs 15
aarch64 binary RPMs 14

New packages in AL2023.0.20230419:

Source RPM RPM Architectures Version
amazon-linux-onprem amazon-linux-onprem noarch 1.0-0.amzn2023
amazon-onprem-network noarch
dovecot dovecot aarch64, x86_64 2.3.20-1.amzn2023.0.1
dovecot-devel aarch64, x86_64
dovecot-mysql aarch64, x86_64
dovecot-pgsql aarch64, x86_64
dovecot-pigeonhole aarch64, x86_64
eglexternalplatform eglexternalplatform-devel noarch 1.1-4.amzn2023
egl-wayland egl-wayland aarch64, x86_64 1.1.11-2.amzn2023
egl-wayland-devel aarch64, x86_64
libmspack libmspack aarch64, x86_64 0.10.1-0.8.alpha.amzn2023
libmspack-devel aarch64, x86_64
open-vm-tools open-vm-tools aarch64, x86_64 12.1.5-2.amzn2023.0.1
open-vm-tools-desktop aarch64, x86_64
open-vm-tools-devel aarch64, x86_64
open-vm-tools-salt-minion x86_64
open-vm-tools-sdmp aarch64, x86_64
open-vm-tools-test aarch64, x86_64

AL2023.0.20230419 upgrades from AL2023.0.20230329

Comparing 2023.0.20230329 to 2023.0.20230419.

Package Type Count
Source 11
Total Binary 204
noarch binary RPMs 112
x86_64 binary RPMs 46
aarch64 binary RPMs 46

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.0.20230329 version AL2023.0.20230419 version
amazon-efs-utils amazon-efs-utils noarch 1.34.5-1.amzn2023 1.35.0-1.amzn2023
bind bind aarch64, x86_64 9.16.27-1.amzn2023.0.2 9.16.38-1.amzn2023
bind-chroot aarch64, x86_64
bind-devel aarch64, x86_64
bind-dlz-filesystem aarch64, x86_64
bind-dlz-ldap aarch64, x86_64
bind-dlz-mysql aarch64, x86_64
bind-dlz-sqlite3 aarch64, x86_64
bind-dnssec-doc noarch
bind-dnssec-utils aarch64, x86_64
bind-libs aarch64, x86_64
bind-license noarch
bind-pkcs11 aarch64, x86_64
bind-pkcs11-devel aarch64, x86_64
bind-pkcs11-libs aarch64, x86_64
bind-pkcs11-utils aarch64, x86_64
bind-utils aarch64, x86_64
python3-bind noarch
dnf-plugin-support-info dnf-plugin-support-info noarch 1.0-2.amzn2023.0.5 1.1-1.amzn2023
ecs-init ecs-init aarch64, x86_64 1.68.2-1.amzn2023 1.70.1-1.amzn2023
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.21-1.45.amzn2023 6.1.23-36.46.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
kpatch kpatch-build aarch64, x86_64 0.9.7-8.amzn2023.0.1 0.9.7-10.amzn2023.0.1
kpatch-dnf aarch64, x86_64
kpatch-runtime noarch
openssh openssh aarch64, x86_64 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.4 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6
openssh-clients aarch64, x86_64
openssh-keycat aarch64, x86_64
openssh-server aarch64, x86_64
pam_ssh_agent_auth aarch64, x86_64
pkgconf libpkgconf aarch64, x86_64 1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.1 1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.2
libpkgconf-devel aarch64, x86_64
pkgconf aarch64, x86_64
pkgconf-m4 noarch
pkgconf-pkg-config aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2 ruby3.2 aarch64, x86_64 3.2.1-179.amzn2023.0.1 3.2.2-180.amzn2023.0.1
ruby3.2-bundled-gems aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-default-gems noarch
ruby3.2-devel aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-doc noarch
ruby3.2-libs aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-bigdecimal aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-bundler noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-io-console aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-irb noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-json aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-minitest noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-power_assert noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-psych aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-rake noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-rbs aarch64, x86_64
ruby3.2-rubygem-rdoc noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-rexml noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-rss noarch
ruby3.2-rubygems noarch
ruby3.2-rubygems-devel noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-test-unit noarch
ruby3.2-rubygem-typeprof noarch
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.0.20230329-0.amzn2023 2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch
tzdata tzdata noarch 2022g-1.amzn2023.0.1 2023c-1.amzn2023.0.1
tzdata-java noarch

Docker container image

The following packages have been updated.

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

  • system-release-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

  • tzdata-2023c-1.amzn2023.0.1

Default AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

bind-libs-32:9.16.38-1.amzn2023

bind-license-32:9.16.38-1.amzn2023

bind-utils-32:9.16.38-1.amzn2023

dnf-plugin-support-info-1.1-1.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

kernel-tools-6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023

kpatch-runtime-0.9.7-10.amzn2023.0.1

libpkgconf-1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.2

openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

pkgconf-1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.2

pkgconf-m4-1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.2

pkgconf-pkg-config-1.8.0-4.amzn2023.0.2

system-release-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

tzdata-2023c-1.amzn2023.0.1

Minimal AMI

The following packages have been updated.

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

  • dnf-plugin-support-info-1.1-1.amzn2023

  • kernel-6.1.23-36.46.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

  • openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

  • openssh-clients-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

  • openssh-server-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6

  • system-release-2023.0.20230419-0.amzn2023

  • tzdata-2023c-1.amzn2023.0.1