Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.2.20231016 release notes - Amazon Linux 2023

Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.2.20231016 release notes

This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.2.20231016 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.

  • This release includes updated nghttp2, golang, dotnet6.0, tomcat9, nodejs, and nginx packages addressing CVE-2023-44487 and CVE-2023-39325. For more information, see Amazon Linux Security Center.

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

AL2023.2.20231016 upgrades from AL2023.2.20231011

Comparing 2023.2.20231011 to 2023.2.20231016.

Package Type Count
Source 7
Total Binary 144
noarch binary RPMs 80
x86_64 binary RPMs 32
aarch64 binary RPMs 32

The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.

Source RPM RPM Architectures AL2023.2.20231011 version AL2023.2.20231016 version
dotnet6.0 aspnetcore-runtime-6.0 aarch64, x86_64 6.0.22-1.amzn2023.0.1 6.0.23-1.amzn2023.0.1
aspnetcore-targeting-pack-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-apphost-pack-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-host aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-hostfxr-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-runtime-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-sdk-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-sdk-6.0-source-built-artifacts aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-targeting-pack-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
dotnet-templates-6.0 aarch64, x86_64
netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 aarch64, x86_64
golang golang aarch64, x86_64 1.20.8-1.amzn2023.0.1 1.20.10-1.amzn2023.0.1
golang-bin aarch64, x86_64
golang-docs noarch
golang-misc noarch
golang-shared aarch64, x86_64
golang-src noarch
golang-tests noarch
nghttp2 libnghttp2 aarch64, x86_64 1.55.1-1.amzn2023.0.4 1.57.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
libnghttp2-devel aarch64, x86_64
nghttp2 aarch64, x86_64
nginx nginx aarch64, x86_64 1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.2
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
nodejs nodejs aarch64, x86_64 18.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 18.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs-devel aarch64, x86_64
nodejs-docs noarch
nodejs-full-i18n aarch64, x86_64
nodejs-libs aarch64, x86_64
nodejs-npm aarch64, x86_64
v8-10.2-devel aarch64, x86_64
system-release amazon-linux-repo-cdn noarch 2023.2.20231011-0.amzn2023 2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023
amazon-linux-repo-s3 noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-cdn noarch
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 noarch
system-release noarch
tomcat9 tomcat9 noarch 9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.5 9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.6
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

Docker container image

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • libnghttp2-1.57.0-1.amzn2023.0.1

  • system-release-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

Default AMI

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • libnghttp2-1.57.0-1.amzn2023.0.1

  • system-release-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

Minimal AMI

  • amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • libnghttp2-1.57.0-1.amzn2023.0.1

  • system-release-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

Minimal container image

  • system-release-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.2.20231016-0.amzn2023

  • libnghttp2-1.57.0-1.amzn2023.0.1