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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.0.20230607 release notes

This topic includes release notes for the 2023.0.20230607 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.

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

New packages

libecap
squid

Known Issues

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

Security Updates

For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, refer to the Amazon Linux Security Center.
For visibility into the status of CVEs that haven't been addressed yet, refer to Amazon Linux Security Center.

Contact us

If you find a security issue, contact our security team rather than opening an 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 AWS representative.

Repository

New packages in AL2023.0.20230607 since AL2023.0.20230517

Comparing AL2023.0.20230517 version 2023.0.20230517 to AL2023.0.20230607 version 2023.0.20230607.

Package Type	Number of new packages in AL2023.0.20230607 compared to AL2023.0.20230517
Source RPMs	2
Total Binary RPMs	12
`x86_64` binary RPMs	6
`aarch64` binary RPMs	6

New packages in AL2023.0.20230607:

Source RPM	RPM	Architectures	Version
`libecap`	`libecap`	aarch64, x86_64	1.0.1-10.amzn2023
`libecap`	`libecap-devel`	aarch64, x86_64	1.0.1-10.amzn2023
`samba`	`python3-samba-dc`	aarch64, x86_64	4.17.8-0.amzn2023.0.2
`samba`	`samba-tools`	aarch64, x86_64	4.17.8-0.amzn2023.0.2
`squid`	`squid`	aarch64, x86_64	5.8-1.amzn2023
`vim`	`xxd`	aarch64, x86_64	9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

AL2023.0.20230607 upgrades from AL2023.0.20230517

Comparing 2023.0.20230517 to 2023.0.20230607.

Package Type	Count
Source	25
Total Binary	265
`noarch` binary RPMs	84
`x86_64` binary RPMs	91
`aarch64` binary RPMs	90

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM	RPM	Architectures	AL2023.0.20230517 version	AL2023.0.20230607 version
`byacc`	`byacc`	aarch64, x86_64	2.0.20210109-2.amzn2023.0.2	2.0.20210109-2.amzn2023.0.3
`c-ares`	`c-ares`	aarch64, x86_64	1.17.2-1.amzn2023.0.2	1.19.0-1.amzn2023
`c-ares`	`c-ares-devel`	aarch64, x86_64	1.17.2-1.amzn2023.0.2	1.19.0-1.amzn2023
`cloud-init`	`cloud-init`	noarch	22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.7	22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.8
`credentials-fetcher`	`credentials-fetcher`	aarch64, x86_64	1.1.0-6.amzn2023.0.2	1.2.0-1.amzn2023
`curl`	`curl`	aarch64, x86_64	7.88.1-1.amzn2023.0.1	8.0.1-1.amzn2023
	`curl-minimal`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libcurl`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libcurl-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libcurl-minimal`	aarch64, x86_64
`dnsmasq`	`dnsmasq`	aarch64, x86_64	2.86-10.amzn2023.0.2	2.86-10.amzn2023.0.3
`dnsmasq`	`dnsmasq-utils`	aarch64, x86_64	2.86-10.amzn2023.0.2	2.86-10.amzn2023.0.3
`ecs-init`	`ecs-init`	aarch64, x86_64	1.71.0-1.amzn2023	1.71.2-1.amzn2023
`freetype`	`freetype`	aarch64, x86_64	2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1	2.13.0-2.amzn2023.0.1
	`freetype-demos`	aarch64, x86_64
	`freetype-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
`kernel`	`bpftool`	aarch64, x86_64	6.1.27-43.48.amzn2023	6.1.29-47.49.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
`libcap`	`libcap`	aarch64, x86_64	2.48-2.amzn2023.0.2	2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3
	`libcap-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libcap-static`	aarch64, x86_64
`libfastjson`	`libfastjson`	aarch64, x86_64	0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.2	0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3
`libfastjson`	`libfastjson-devel`	aarch64, x86_64	0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.2	0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3
`libldb`	`ldb-tools`	aarch64, x86_64	2.6.1-1.amzn2023.0.2	2.6.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
	`libldb`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libldb-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-ldb`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-ldb-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python-ldb-devel-common`	aarch64, x86_64
`libssh`	`libssh`	aarch64, x86_64	0.10.4-3.amzn2023.0.3	0.10.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
	`libssh-config`	noarch
	`libssh-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
`libwebp`	`libwebp`	aarch64, x86_64	1.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.3	1.2.4-1.amzn2023.0.4
	`libwebp-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwebp-java`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwebp-tools`	aarch64, x86_64
`microcode_ctl`	`microcode_ctl`	x86_64	2.1-53.amzn2023	2.1-53.amzn2023.0.1
`nginx`	`nginx`	aarch64, x86_64	1.22.1-1.amzn2023.0.3	1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
	`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
`perl-CPAN`	`perl-CPAN`	noarch	2.34-1.amzn2023.0.2	2.34-1.amzn2023.0.3
`perl-CPAN`	`perl-CPAN-tests`	noarch	2.34-1.amzn2023.0.2	2.34-1.amzn2023.0.3
`python-flask`	`python3-flask`	noarch	1.1.2-5.amzn2023.0.2	1.1.2-5.amzn2023.0.3
`python-flask`	`python-flask-doc`	noarch	1.1.2-5.amzn2023.0.2	1.1.2-5.amzn2023.0.3
`samba`	`libnetapi`	aarch64, x86_64	4.17.5-0.amzn2023.0.2	4.17.8-0.amzn2023.0.2
	`libnetapi-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libsmbclient`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libsmbclient-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwbclient`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwbclient-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-samba`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-samba-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-samba-test`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-client`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-client-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-common`	noarch
	`samba-common-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-common-tools`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-dcerpc`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-dc-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-krb5-printing`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-ldb-ldap-modules`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-pidl`	noarch
	`samba-test`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-test-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-usershares`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-vfs-iouring`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-winbind`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-winbind-clients`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-winbind-krb5-locator`	aarch64, x86_64
	`samba-winbind-modules`	aarch64, x86_64
`snakeyaml`	`snakeyaml`	noarch	1.27-6.amzn2023.0.1	1.27-6.amzn2023.0.2
`snakeyaml`	`snakeyaml-javadoc`	noarch	1.27-6.amzn2023.0.1	1.27-6.amzn2023.0.2
`sysstat`	`sysstat`	aarch64, x86_64	12.5.6-1.amzn2023.0.2	12.5.6-1.amzn2023.0.3
`system-release`	`amazon-linux-repo-cdn`	noarch	2023.0.20230517-0.amzn2023	2023.0.20230607-0.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	9.0.1403-1.amzn2023.0.1	9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1
	`vim-data`	noarch
	`vim-default-editor`	noarch
	`vim-enhanced`	aarch64, x86_64
	`vim-filesystem`	noarch
	`vim-minimal`	aarch64, x86_64
`wayland`	`libwayland-client`	aarch64, x86_64	1.19.0-1.amzn2023.0.2	1.22.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
	`libwayland-cursor`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwayland-egl`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libwayland-server`	aarch64, x86_64
	`wayland-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`wayland-doc`	noarch
`wireshark`	`wireshark-cli`	aarch64, x86_64	4.0.4-1.amzn2023.0.1	4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1
`wireshark`	`wireshark-devel`	aarch64, x86_64	4.0.4-1.amzn2023.0.1	4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1

Docker container image

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.0.20230607-0
curl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023
libcap-2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3
libcurl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023
system-release-2023.0.20230607-0

Default AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230607-0.amzn2023

c-ares-1.19.0-1.amzn2023

cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.8

curl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230607-0

kernel-tools-6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023

libcap-2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3

libcurl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023

libldb-2.6.2-1.amzn2023.0.2

sysstat-12.5.6-1.amzn2023.0.3

system-release-2023.0.20230607-0

vim-common-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

vim-data-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

vim-enhanced-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

vim-filesystem-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

xxd-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

Minimal AMI

The following packages have been updated.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.0.20230607-0.amzn2023

cloud-init-22.2.2-1.amzn2023.1.8

curl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.0.20230607-0.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.29-47.49.amzn2023

libcap-2.48-2.amzn2023.0.3

libcurl-minimal-8.0.1-1.amzn2023

system-release-2023.0.20230607-0

vim-data-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023.0.1

vim-minimal-2:9.0.1592-1.amzn2023

microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64

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