Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.1.20230809 release notes
This topic includes Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) release notes updates for the 2023.1.20230809 release
Major updates
This release represents an update to AL2023.1. 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.
For information about UEFI Secure Boot on AL2023, see 
   Amazon Linux announces support for secure boot with AL2023.1
AL2023 includes the following major updates.
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For an in-depth look at the changes since Amazon Linux 2, see Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023.
 
Known Issues
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Kernel Live Patches will fail to apply on a system where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. This will be fixed in an upcoming release.
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AL2023 is not yet FIPS certified. It is in process of being certified for
FIPS 140-3. 
Security Updates
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For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, see Amazon Linux Security Center
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For visibility into the status of CVE's that haven't been addressed yet, see Amazon Linux Security Center
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Contact us
If you find a security issue, contact our security
   team
We use GitHub issues to gather feedback about AL2023 and to track bug reports and
   feature requests. You can look at existing issues
If you only have questions about AL2023, feel free to start or join a discussion
Repository
AL2023.1.20230809 upgrades from AL2023.1.20230725
Comparing 2023.1.20230725 to 2023.1.20230809.
| Package Type | Count | 
|---|---|
| Source | 25 | 
| Total Binary | 415 | 
                     noarch binary RPMs | 
                  252 | 
                     x86_64 binary RPMs | 
                  82 | 
                     aarch64 binary RPMs | 
                  81 | 
The full comparison of RPM package versions is below.
| Source RPM | RPM | Architectures | AL2023.1.20230725 version | AL2023.1.20230809 version | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
                        abseil-cpp
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                        abseil-cpp
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 20210324.2-5.amzn2023.0.3 | 20220623.1-4.amzn2023.0.1 | 
                        abseil-cpp-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi
                      | 
                     
                        avahi
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 0.8-14.amzn2023.0.7 | 0.8-14.amzn2023.0.8 | 
                        avahi-autoipd
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-compat-howl
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-compat-howl-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-compat-libdns_sd
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-dnsconfd
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                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-glib
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                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-glib-devel
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                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-gobject
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-gobject-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-libs
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-tools
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-ui-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        avahi-ui-gtk3
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        bouncycastle
                      | 
                     
                        bouncycastle
                      | 
                     noarch | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.2 | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.3 | 
                        bouncycastle-javadoc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        bouncycastle-mail
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        bouncycastle-pg
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        bouncycastle-pkix
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        bouncycastle-tls
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        bouncycastle-util
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        credentials-fetcher
                      | 
                     
                        credentials-fetcher
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.2.0-1.amzn2023 | 1.2.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 
                        ecs-init
                      | 
                     
                        ecs-init
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.73.1-1.amzn2023 | 1.74.1-1.amzn2023 | 
                        ghostscript
                      | 
                     
                        ghostscript
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.1 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.2 | 
                        ghostscript-doc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        ghostscript-gtk
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        ghostscript-tools-fonts
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        ghostscript-tools-printing
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        ghostscript-x11
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        libgs
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        libgs-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        golang
                      | 
                     
                        golang
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.20.5-1.amzn2023.0.2 | 1.20.6-1.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 | |||
                        grpc
                      | 
                     
                        grpc
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.41.1-9.amzn2023 | 1.56.2-10.amzn2023 | 
                        grpc-cpp
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        grpc-data
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        grpc-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        grpc-doc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        grpc-plugins
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        iperf3
                      | 
                     
                        iperf3
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 3.11-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 3.11-1.amzn2023.0.4 | 
                        iperf3-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        kernel
                      | 
                     
                        bpftool
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 6.1.38-59.109.amzn2023 | 6.1.41-63.114.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-tools
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        kernel-tools-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        perf
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        python3-perf
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        linux-firmware
                      | 
                     
                        iwl1000-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | 39.31.5.1-117.amzn2023.0.3 | 39.31.5.1-117.amzn2023.0.4 | 
                        iwl100-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl105-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl135-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl2000-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl2030-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl3160-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl3945-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl4965-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl5000-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl5150-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl6000-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl6000g2a-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl6000g2b-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl6050-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        iwl7260-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        libertas-sd8686-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        libertas-sd8787-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        libertas-usb8388-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        libertas-usb8388-olpc-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        linux-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        linux-firmware-whence
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        liquidio-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        netronome-firmware
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        microcode_ctl
                      | 
                     
                        microcode_ctl
                      | 
                     x86_64 | 2.1-53.amzn2023.0.1 | 2.1-53.amzn2023.0.2 | 
                        nghttp2
                      | 
                     
                        libnghttp2
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.51.0-1.amzn2023 | 1.55.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 
                        libnghttp2-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        nghttp2
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        nodejs
                      | 
                     
                        nodejs
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.7 | 18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.9 | 
                        nodejs-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        nodejs-docs
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        nodejs-full-i18n
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        nodejs-libs
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        npm
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        v8-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openldap
                      | 
                     
                        openldap
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 2.4.57-6.amzn2023.0.5 | 2.4.57-6.amzn2023.0.6 | 
                        openldap-clients
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openldap-compat
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openldap-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openldap-servers
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openssh
                      | 
                     
                        openssh
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.6 | 8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | 
                        openssh-clients
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openssh-keycat
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        openssh-server
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pam_ssh_agent_auth
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pcre2
                      | 
                     
                        pcre2
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 10.40-1.amzn2023.0.2 | 10.40-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 
                        pcre2-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pcre2-static
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pcre2-syntax
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        pcre2-tools
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pcre2-utf16
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        pcre2-utf32
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        python-mako
                      | 
                     
                        python3-mako
                      | 
                     noarch | 1.1.4-3.amzn2023.0.2 | 1.1.4-3.amzn2023.0.3 | 
                        python-mako-doc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        redis6
                      | 
                     
                        redis6
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 6.2.12-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 6.2.13-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 
                        redis6-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        redis6-doc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy
                      | 
                     
                        selinux-policy
                      | 
                     noarch | 36.16-1.amzn2023.0.2 | 36.16-1.amzn2023.0.3 | 
                        selinux-policy-devel
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy-doc
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy-minimum
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy-mls
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy-sandbox
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        selinux-policy-targeted
                      | 
                     noarch | |||
                        system-release
                      | 
                     
                        amazon-linux-repo-cdn
                      | 
                     noarch | 2023.1.20230725-0.amzn2023 | 2023.1.20230809-0.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.amzn2023.0.3 | 9.0.71-1.amzn2023.0.4 | 
                        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 | |||
                        wireshark
                      | 
                     
                        wireshark-cli
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 4.0.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | 
                        wireshark-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        yajl
                      | 
                     
                        yajl
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.4 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.5 | 
                        yajl-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | |||
                        yasm
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                        yasm
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 1.3.0-13.amzn2023.0.3 | 1.3.0-13.amzn2023.0.4 | 
                        yasm-devel
                      | 
                     aarch64, x86_64 | 
Docker container image
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