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Amazon Linux 2023 version 2023.9.20251208 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.9.20251208.

Release Summary

This release represents an update to the 9th 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 and better optimizations for Graviton processors into Amazon Linux. AL2023 is ready for production workloads, and you can start migrating from previous versions of Amazon Linux today.

Known Issues

  • Installing Swift on AL2023: Please be aware of the two potential issues during installation:

    • C++ interoperability: The system's package manager clang may not work with Swift. To resolve this, add swift-clang to your PATH or use alternatives to set clang to swift-clang.

    • Debugging Swift code: The system LLDB cannot debug Swift sources. Use the LLDB included with the Swift package instead by adding the Swift installation directory to your PATH or using alternatives to set lldb to swift-lldb.

Notable updates

  • Al2023 minimal container images now fixes the use of dnf flag --releasever which was broken in the past. This update also removes /etc/dnf/vars/releasever which is made obsolete after this update. Customers are recommended to update to the latest minimal container image with at least system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023 to avoid this issue.

Security updates

Repository Updates

Core New Packages

This section provides details about core new packages.

lsscsi-0.32-2.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs24-typescript-5.9.3-1.amzn2023.0.1
pyparted-3.13.0-8.amzn2023.0.1
x265-4.1-2.amzn2023
yq-4.47.1-11.amzn2023

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about core updated packages.

acpid-2.0.32-4.amzn2023.0.3
amazon-ecr-credential-helper-0.11.0-1.amzn2023
amazon-efs-utils-2.4.1-1.amzn2023
atop-2.12.1-1.amzn2023
aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-37.amzn2023
aws-nitro-tpm-tools-1.1.0-1.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.32.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
binutils-2.41-50.amzn2023.0.5
cni-plugins-1.7.1-1.amzn2023.0.3
containerd-2.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.1
cups-filters-1.28.16-3.amzn2023.0.5
curl-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
ec2-hibinit-agent-1.0.10-0.amzn2023
ecs-init-1.101.0-1.amzn2023
exiv2-0.28.5-129.amzn2023
fetchmail-6.5.7-1.amzn2023
firefox-140.5.0-1.amzn2023.0.2
glib2-2.82.2-767.amzn2023
java-21-amazon-corretto-21.0.9+11-1.amzn2023.1
java-25-amazon-corretto-25.0.1+9-1.amzn2023.1
kernel-6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
kernel6.12-6.12.58-82.121.amzn2023
libheif-1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.2
libpng-1.6.37-10.amzn2023.0.7
libpq-17.7-1.amzn2023.0.1
libsoup-2.72.0-6.amzn2023.0.8
libsoup3-3.6.5-53.amzn2023
linux-firmware-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
llvm19-19.1.7-13.amzn2023.0.2
lustre-client-2.15.6-25.amzn2023
nodejs20-typescript-5.9.3-1.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs22-22.21.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs22-typescript-5.9.3-1.amzn2023.0.1
nodejs24-24.11.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
nvme-cli-2.13-1.amzn2023.0.3
openvpn-2.6.12-1.amzn2023.0.3
postgresql15-15.15-1.amzn2023.0.1
postgresql16-16.11-1.amzn2023.0.1
postgresql17-17.7-1.amzn2023.0.1
pyproject-rpm-macros-1.16.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
python-awscrt-0.28.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3.11-3.11.14-1.amzn2023.0.2
python3.12-3.12.12-2.amzn2023.0.2
python3.13-3.13.3-3.amzn2023.0.8
python3.9-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
rsync-3.4.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-1.91.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
soci-snapshotter-0.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
spal-release-2023-4.amzn2023
sqlite-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.7
system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
systemd-252.23-10.amzn2023
unbound-1.17.1-1.amzn2023.0.10
w3m-0.5.3-66.git20230121.amzn2023.0.2

Image Updates

Default Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.1 ami.

acpid-2.0.32-4.amzn2023.0.3
amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
amd-ucode-firmware-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-37.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.32.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
binutils-2.41-50.amzn2023.0.5
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
ec2-hibinit-agent-1.0.10-0.amzn2023
glib2-2.82.2-767.amzn2023
kernel-libbpf-1:6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
kernel-tools-1:6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
kernel-1:6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
linux-firmware-whence-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
python3-awscrt-0.28.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-libs-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
rsync-3.4.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-toolset-srpm-macros-1.91.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.7
system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
systemd-libs-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-networkd-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-pam-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-resolved-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-udev-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-252.23-10.amzn2023

Minimal Kernel 6.1 AMI

This section provides details about minimal kernel 6.1 ami.

amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
amd-ucode-firmware-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
awscli-2-2.32.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
glib2-2.82.2-767.amzn2023
kernel-libbpf-1:6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
kernel-1:6.1.158-180.294.amzn2023
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
linux-firmware-whence-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
python3-awscrt-0.28.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-libs-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.7
system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
systemd-libs-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-networkd-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-pam-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-resolved-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-udev-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-252.23-10.amzn2023

Default Kernel 6.12 AMI

This section provides details about default kernel 6.12 ami.

acpid-2.0.32-4.amzn2023.0.3
amazon-linux-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
amd-ucode-firmware-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
aws-cfn-bootstrap-2.0-37.amzn2023
awscli-2-2.32.1-1.amzn2023.0.1
binutils-2.41-50.amzn2023.0.5
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
ec2-hibinit-agent-1.0.10-0.amzn2023
glib2-2.82.2-767.amzn2023
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
kernel6.12-libbpf-1:6.12.58-82.121.amzn2023
kernel6.12-tools-1:6.12.58-82.121.amzn2023
kernel6.12-1:6.12.58-82.121.amzn2023
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
linux-firmware-whence-20210208-117.amzn2023.0.7
python3-awscrt-0.28.4-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-libs-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
python3-3.9.25-1.amzn2023.0.1
rsync-3.4.0-1.amzn2023.0.3
rust-toolset-srpm-macros-1.91.0-1.amzn2023.0.1
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.7
system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
systemd-libs-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-networkd-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-pam-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-resolved-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-udev-252.23-10.amzn2023
systemd-252.23-10.amzn2023

Minimal Container

This section provides details about minimal container.

amazon-linux-repo-cdn-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023
curl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
glib2-2.82.2-767.amzn2023
libcurl-minimal-8.11.1-4.amzn2023.0.3
sqlite-libs-3.40.0-1.amzn2023.0.7
system-release-2023.9.20251208-2.amzn2023

Contact us

If you find a security issue, contact our security team instead of 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.