Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.1.20230705 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.1.20230705 release notes

This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.1.20230705 release.

Major updates

This release represents an update to AL2023.1. 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.

Known Issues
  • The kernel in this version of AL2023 (kernel-6.1.34-59.116.amzn2023) panics and fails to boot when fips mode is enabled. The Amazon Linux team is working on a fix for this issue.

    Work-Around - Avoid enabling fips mode until the issue is resolved.

  • 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, contact our security team rather than 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 AWS representative.

Repository

AL2023.1.20230705 upgrades from AL2023.1.20230629

Comparing 2023.1.20230629 to 2023.1.20230705.

Package Type Count
Source 2
Total Binary 42
noarch binary RPMs 20
x86_64 binary RPMs 11
aarch64 binary RPMs 11

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.1.20230629 version AL2023.1.20230705 version
kernel bpftool aarch64, x86_64 6.1.34-58.102.amzn2023 6.1.34-59.116.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
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.1.20230629-0.amzn2023 2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch

Docker container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

  • system-release-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-tools-6.1.34-59.116.amzn2023

  • kernel-6.1.34-59.116.amzn2023

  • system-release-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

Minimal AMI

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-6.1.34-59.116.amzn2023

  • system-release-2023.1.20230705-0.amzn2023