Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250929.2 release notes - Amazon Linux 2
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Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250929.2 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20250929.2.

Announcements

Note

  • Amazon Linux 2 will reach end of life on June 30, 2026. For more information, see Amazon Linux 2 FAQs.

  • Amazon Linux will end live patching for AL2 Kernel 4.14 on 2025-10-31. Customers are encouraged to use kernel 5.10 as the default kernel for AL2 or move to AL2023 with kernels 6.1 and 6.12.

  • Amazon Linux will provide live patches for AL2 Kernel 5.10 until the end of life of AL2 on 2026-06-30.

  • We have now added additional SSM parameters to clearly indicate the kernel version installed on the AMIs:

    • kernel-default represents our latest available kernel version (currently kernel-5.10)

    • For AMIs with kernel-5.10, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-5.10" or "kernel-default" in the parameter name (see examples below):

      • /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-5.10-hvm-x86_64-gp2

      • /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-default-hvm-x86_64-gp2

    • For AMIs with kernel-4.14, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-4.14" in the parameter name (see example below):

      • /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-4.14-hvm-x86_64-gp2

  • We strongly recommend that customers migrate to the latest kernel version (kernel-5.10)

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.amzn2.0.17
LibRaw-0.19.4-1.amzn2.0.6
amazon-ssm-agent-3.3.3050.0-1.amzn2
cups-1.6.3-51.amzn2.0.6
dcraw-9.19-6.amzn2.0.3
kernel-4.14.355-280.695.amzn2
libsoup-2.56.0-6.amzn2.0.5
libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.25
libvpx-1.9.0-5.amzn2.0.4
microcode_ctl-2.1-47.amzn2.4.26
openjpeg2-2.4.0-5.amzn2.0.2
optipng-0.7.7-3.amzn2.0.1
perl-JSON-XS-3.01-2.amzn2.0.1
squid-3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.23
thunderbird-140.3.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Graphicsmagick1.3 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] graphicsmagick1.3 updated packages.

GraphicsMagick-1.3.45-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Ecs Updated Packages

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

ecs-init-1.99.1-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Firefox Updated Packages

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

firefox-140.3.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.10 Updated Packages

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

kernel-5.10.244-240.965.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.15 Updated Packages

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

kernel-5.15.193-133.214.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.4 Updated Packages

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

kernel-5.4.299-219.434.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Livepatch New Packages

This section provides details about [al2 extras] livepatch new packages.

kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.959-1.0-4.amzn2
kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.966-1.0-4.amzn2
kernel-livepatch-5.10.242-239.961-1.0-2.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Livepatch Updated Packages

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

kernel-livepatch-5.10.238-231.953-1.0-5.amzn2
kernel-livepatch-5.10.238-234.956-1.0-6.amzn2
kernel-livepatch-5.10.239-236.958-1.0-6.amzn2
kernel-livepatch-5.10.240-238.955-1.0-5.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Lustre Updated Packages

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

lustre-client-2.12.8-14.amzn2

Image Updates

Default Kernel-5.10 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel-5.10 ami.

amazon-ssm-agent-3.3.3050.0-1.amzn2
kernel-tools-5.10.244-240.965.amzn2
kernel-5.10.244-240.965.amzn2
libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.25
microcode_ctl-2:2.1-47.amzn2.4.26