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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.3.20240219 release notes

This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.3.20240219 release

Major updates

This release represents an update to the third 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.

Security Updates

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

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

AL2023.3.20240219 upgrades from AL2023.3.20240205

Comparing 2023.3.20240205 to 2023.3.20240219.

Package Type	Count
Source	21
Total Binary	227
`noarch` binary RPMs	72
`x86_64` binary RPMs	78
`aarch64` binary RPMs	77

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM	RPM	Architectures	AL2023.3.20240205 version	AL2023.3.20240219 version
`amazon-ssm-agent`	`amazon-ssm-agent`	aarch64, x86_64	3.2.1705.0-1.amzn2023	3.2.2222.0-1.amzn2023
`aws-cfn-bootstrap`	`aws-cfn-bootstrap`	noarch	2.0-23.amzn2023	2.0-29.amzn2023
`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli`	`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli`	aarch64, x86_64	1.2.2-0.amzn2023	1.2.3-0.amzn2023
	`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-integration-tests`	aarch64, x86_64
`ca-certificates`	`ca-certificates`	noarch	2023.2.62-1.0.amzn2023.0.1	2023.2.64-1.0.amzn2023.0.1
`ecs-init`	`ecs-init`	aarch64, x86_64	1.80.0-1.amzn2023	1.81.0-1.amzn2023
`expat`	`expat`	aarch64, x86_64	2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.2	2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
	`expat-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`expat-static`	aarch64, x86_64
`gnutls`	`gnutls`	aarch64, x86_64	3.8.0-377.amzn2023.0.3	3.8.0-378.amzn2023.0.4
	`gnutls-c++`	aarch64, x86_64
	`gnutls-dane`	aarch64, x86_64
	`gnutls-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`gnutls-utils`	aarch64, x86_64
`graphviz`	`graphviz`	aarch64, x86_64	2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.6	2.44.0-25.amzn2023.0.7
	`graphviz-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-doc`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-gd`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-graphs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-java`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-lua`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-ocaml`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-perl`	aarch64, x86_64
	`graphviz-tcl`	aarch64, x86_64
`java-17-amazon-corretto`	`java-17-amazon-corretto`	aarch64, x86_64	17.0.10+7-1.amzn2023.1	17.0.10+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	21.0.2+13-1.amzn2023.1	21.0.2+14-1.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	6.1.75-99.163.amzn2023	6.1.77-99.164.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-modules-extra`	aarch64, x86_64
	`kernel-modules-extra-common`	aarch64, x86_64
	`kernel-tools`	aarch64, x86_64
	`kernel-tools-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`perf`	aarch64, x86_64
	`python3-perf`	aarch64, x86_64
`libtiff`	`libtiff`	aarch64, x86_64	4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.17	4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.18
	`libtiff-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libtiff-static`	aarch64, x86_64
	`libtiff-tools`	aarch64, x86_64
`mailx`	`mailx`	aarch64, x86_64	12.5-37.amzn2023.0.4	12.5-43.amzn2023.0.1
`microcode_ctl`	`microcode_ctl`	x86_64	2.1-53.amzn2023.0.3	2.1-53.amzn2023.0.5
`nerdctl`	`nerdctl`	aarch64, x86_64	1.1.0-1.amzn2023.0.4	1.7.2-1.amzn2023.0.1
`nss`	`nspr`	aarch64, x86_64	4.35.0-5.amzn2023.0.5	4.35.0-6.amzn2023.0.1
	`nspr-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-pkcs11-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-softokn`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-softokn-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-softokn-freebl`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-softokn-freebl-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-sysinit`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-tools`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-util`	aarch64, x86_64
	`nss-util-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
`openssl`	`openssl`	aarch64, x86_64	3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.10	3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11
	`openssl-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`openssl-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
	`openssl-perl`	aarch64, x86_64
	`openssl-snapsafe-libs`	aarch64, x86_64
`system-release`	`amazon-linux-repo-cdn`	noarch	2023.3.20240205-0.amzn2023	2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023
	`amazon-linux-repo-s3`	noarch
	`kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn`	noarch
	`kernel-livepatch-repo-s3`	noarch
	`system-release`	noarch
`tomcat9`	`tomcat9`	noarch	9.0.82-1.amzn2023.0.2	9.0.83-1.amzn2023.0.1
	`tomcat9-admin-webapps`	noarch
	`tomcat9-docs-webapp`	noarch
	`tomcat9-el-3.0-api`	noarch
	`tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api`	noarch
	`tomcat9-lib`	noarch
	`tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api`	noarch
	`tomcat9-webapps`	noarch
`tzdata`	`tzdata`	noarch	2023d-1.amzn2023.0.1	2024a-1.amzn2023.0.1
`tzdata`	`tzdata-java`	noarch	2023d-1.amzn2023.0.1	2024a-1.amzn2023.0.1
`xorg-x11-server`	`xorg-x11-server-common`	aarch64, x86_64	1.20.14-26.amzn2023.0.2	1.20.14-30.amzn2023.0.1
	`xorg-x11-server-devel`	aarch64, x86_64
	`xorg-x11-server-source`	noarch
	`xorg-x11-server-Xdmx`	aarch64, x86_64
	`xorg-x11-server-Xephyr`	aarch64, x86_64
	`xorg-x11-server-Xnest`	aarch64, x86_64
	`xorg-x11-server-Xorg`	aarch64, x86_64
	`xorg-x11-server-Xvfb`	aarch64, x86_64

Docker container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023
ca-certificates-2023.2.64-1.0.amzn2023.0.1
expat-2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11
system-release-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023
tzdata-2024a-1.amzn2023.0.1

Default AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

amazon-ssm-agent-3.2.2222.0-1.amzn2023

aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-29.amzn2023

ca-certificates-2023.2.64-1.0.amzn2023.0.1

expat-2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.3

gnutls-3.8.0-378.amzn2023.0.4

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

kernel-tools-6.1.77-99.164.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.77-99.164.amzn2023

microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.amzn2023.0.5

nspr-4.35.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

nss-softokn-freebl-3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

nss-softokn-3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

nss-sysinit-3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

nss-util-3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

nss-3.90.0-6.amzn2023.0.1

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11

system-release-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

tzdata-2024a-1.amzn2023.0.1

Minimal AMI

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

ca-certificates-2023.2.64-1.0.amzn2023.0.1

expat-2.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.3

gnutls-3.8.0-378.amzn2023.0.4

kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

kernel-6.1.77-99.164.amzn2023

microcode_ctl-2:2.1-53.amzn2023.0.5

openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11

openssl-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11

system-release-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

tzdata-2024a-1.amzn2023.0.1

Minimal container image

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023
ca-certificates-2023.2.64-1.0.amzn2023.0.1
openssl-libs-1:3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.11
system-release-2023.3.20240219-0.amzn2023

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