Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20260120.1 release notes
These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20260120.1.
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Announcements
Note
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Amazon Linux 2 will reach end of life on June 30, 2026. For more information, see Amazon Linux 2 FAQs
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Amazon Linux stopped 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.
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Amazon Linux will provide live patches for AL2 Kernel 5.10 until the end of life of AL2 on 2026-06-30.
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We have now added additional SSM parameters to clearly indicate the kernel version installed on the AMIs:
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kernel-default represents our latest available kernel version (currently kernel-5.10)
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For AMIs with kernel-5.10, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-5.10" or "kernel-default" in the parameter name (see examples below):
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/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
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For AMIs with kernel-4.14, use SSM parameters containing "kernel-4.14" in the parameter name (see example below):
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/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-4.14-hvm-x86_64-gp2
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We strongly recommend that customers migrate to Amazon Linux 2023.
Release Summary
This release of Amazon Linux 2 includes the latest security updates.
Security updates
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For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, see the Amazon Linux Security Center
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For visibility into the status of CVEs that haven't been addressed yet, see the Amazon Linux Security Center
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Repository Updates
Core Updated Packages
This section provides details about core updated packages.
ImageMagick-6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.19
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ec2-hibinit-agent-1.0.10-1.amzn2
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fontforge-20120731b-13.amzn2.0.4
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gnupg2-2.0.22-5.amzn2.0.6
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kernel-4.14.355-280.713.amzn2
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libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.28
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libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.21
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nerdctl-2.2.1-1.amzn2.0.1
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net-snmp-5.7.2-49.amzn2.1.3
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python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.15
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python-pip-20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.14
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python-urllib3-1.25.9-1.amzn2.0.8
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python3-urllib3-1.25.6-2.amzn2.0.4
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rsync-3.1.2-11.amzn2.0.6
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sox-14.4.1-7.amzn2.0.4
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tzdata-2025c-1.amzn2.0.1
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[AL2 Extras] Gimp Updated Packages
This section provides details about [al2 extras] gimp updated packages.
gimp-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.10
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[AL2 Extras] Php8.1 Updated Packages
This section provides details about [al2 extras] php8.1 updated packages.
php-8.1.34-1.amzn2
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[AL2 Extras] Php8.2 Updated Packages
This section provides details about [al2 extras] php8.2 updated packages.
php-8.2.30-1.amzn2.0.1
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Image Updates
Default Kernel-5.10 AMI
This section provides details about default kernel-5.10 ami.
ec2-hibinit-agent-1.0.10-1.amzn2
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gnupg2-2.0.22-5.amzn2.0.6
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libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.28
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libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.21
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libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.21
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python-devel-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.15
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python-libs-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.15
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python-urllib3-1.25.9-1.amzn2.0.8
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python-2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.15
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python3-pip-20.2.2-1.amzn2.0.14
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rsync-3.1.2-11.amzn2.0.6
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tzdata-2025c-1.amzn2.0.1
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