Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250804.1 release notes - Amazon Linux 2
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Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250804.1 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250804.1.

Important: This release was recalled

Warning

Versions of Amazon Linux released on August 6, 2025 (2.0.20250804.1) may experience soft lockup issues and instance launch failures when using auditd. Customers are recommended to avoid using the affected AMI versions or updating to the affected kernels while also running auditd. Amazon is working on providing an update that addresses this issue.

This issue affects AL2 version 2.0.20250804.1 with the following kernel versions:

  • kernel-5.4.296-217.423.amzn2

  • kernel-5.10.240-238.955.amzn2

  • kernel-5.15.189-131.202.amzn2

To check if the instance current kernel version in any of the above kernel version using uname -r command.

Solution and Mitigation

To downgrade to the previous version you can run these commands:

If your system is running kernel version kernel-5.4.296-217.423.amzn2:

  1. Install and reinstall the previous kernel:

    sudo yum -y install kernel-5.4.295-216.421.amzn2 && sudo yum -y reinstall kernel-5.4.295-216.421.amzn2

  2. Reboot to the installed kernel:

    sudo reboot

If your system is running kernel version kernel-5.10.240-238.955.amzn2:

  1. Install and reinstall the previous kernel:

    sudo yum -y install kernel-5.10.239-236.958.amzn2 && sudo yum -y reinstall kernel-5.10.239-236.958.amzn2

  2. Reboot to the installed kernel:

    sudo reboot

If your system is running kernel version kernel-5.15.189-131.202.amzn2:

  1. Install and reinstall the previous kernel:

    sudo yum -y install kernel-5.15.187-130.192.amzn2 && sudo yum -y reinstall kernel-5.15.187-130.192.amzn2

  2. Reboot to the installed kernel:

    sudo reboot

The Amazon Linux team is actively working on this kernel issue and customers can expect the updated kernel in the week of August 11 2025.

Release Summary

This release of Amazon Linux 2 includes the latest security updates.

Security updates

Repository Updates

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about core updated packages.

ImageMagick-6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.14
LibRaw-0.19.4-1.amzn2.0.3
cni-plugins-1.7.1-1.amzn2.0.2
gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.2
ghostscript-9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.12
httpd-2.4.64-1.amzn2.0.1
java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.462.b08-1.amzn2.0.1
kernel-4.14.355-280.664.amzn2
libvpx-1.9.0-5.amzn2.0.3
microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.25
pam-1.1.8-23.amzn2.0.4
ruby-2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.16
thunderbird-128.13.0-1.amzn2.0.1
tomcat-7.0.76-10.amzn2.0.14
unbound-1.7.3-15.amzn2.0.10

[AL2 Extras] Corretto8 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] corretto8 updated packages.

java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-1.8.0_462.b08-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Docker Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] docker updated packages.

runfinch-finch-1.10.0-1.amzn2.0.2

[AL2 Extras] Ecs Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] ecs updated packages.

ecs-init-1.97.0-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Firefox Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] firefox updated packages.

firefox-128.13.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.10 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.10 updated packages.

kernel-5.10.240-238.955.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.15 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.15 updated packages.

kernel-5.15.189-131.202.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.4 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] kernel-5.4 updated packages.

kernel-5.4.296-217.423.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Php8.1 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] php8.1 updated packages.

php-8.1.33-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Php8.2 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] php8.2 updated packages.

php-8.2.29-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Tomcat9 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] tomcat9 updated packages.

tomcat-9.0.107-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Unbound1.17 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] unbound1.17 updated packages.

unbound-1.17.0-2.amzn2.0.7

Image Updates

Default Kernel-5.10 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel-5.10 ami.

kernel-tools-5.10.240-238.955.amzn2
kernel-5.10.240-238.955.amzn2
microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.amzn2.4.25
pam-1.1.8-23.amzn2.0.4