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Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20260608.0 release notes

These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2 version 2.0.20260608.0.

Important: This release was recalled

Warning

The docker-25.0.16-1.amzn2.0.1 package included in this release (2.0.20260608.0) contains a regression. Customers are recommended to avoid updating to the affected docker version. The docker extra repository has been rolled back to docker-25.0.14.

Solution and Mitigation

To downgrade to the previous version you can run this command:

Downgrade docker:


sudo yum downgrade docker-25.0.14-1.amzn2.0.6

Restart the docker service:
```
sudo systemctl restart docker
```

Announcements

Note

Amazon Linux 2 will reach end of life on June 30, 2026. For more information, see Amazon Linux 2 FAQs.
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 6.18.
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 the following examples):
  - /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 the following example):
  - /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-kernel-4.14-hvm-x86_64-gp2
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

For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, see the Amazon Linux Security Center.
For visibility into the status of CVEs that haven't been addressed yet, see the Amazon Linux Security Center.

Repository Updates

Core New Packages

This section provides details about Core New Packages.

perl-Crypt-URandom-0.36-18.amzn2.0.1

Core Updated Packages

This section provides details about Core Updated Packages.

389-ds-base-1.3.10.2-17.amzn2.0.6

ImageMagick-6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.29

amazon-efs-utils-3.1.2-1.amzn2

amazon-ssm-agent-3.3.4515.0-1.amzn2

bind-9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

capstone-3.0.5-1.amzn2.0.2

gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.18.4-6.amzn2.0.11

kernel-4.14.355-282.733.amzn2

libsolv-0.6.34-4.amzn2.0.1

libssh2-1.4.3-12.amzn2.2.7

libvncserver-0.9.9-14.amzn2.0.3

mesa-18.3.4-5.amzn2.0.2

nerdctl-2.2.2-1.amzn2.0.3

perl-5.16.3-299.amzn2.0.4

perl-Archive-Tar-1.92-3.amzn2.0.2

perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.3-17.amzn2.0.1

perl-HTTP-Daemon-6.01-8.amzn2.0.2

perl-HTTP-Tiny-0.033-3.amzn2.0.2

perl-Template-Toolkit-2.24-5.amzn2.0.3

perl-XML-LibXML-2.0018-5.amzn2.0.3

perl-YAML-Syck-1.27-3.amzn2.0.5

perl-libwww-perl-6.05-2.amzn2.0.1

postgresql-9.2.24-8.amzn2.0.10

python-mako-0.8.1-2.amzn2.0.2

qt5-qt3d-5.15.3-1.amzn2.0.9

rclone-1.55.1-1.amzn2.0.7

rsync-3.1.2-11.amzn2.0.7

thunderbird-140.11.1-1.amzn2.0.2

vorbis-tools-1.4.0-13.amzn2.0.2

xorg-x11-server-1.20.4-22.amzn2.0.12

yelp-3.28.1-1.amzn2.0.2

[AL2 Extras] Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Aws-nitro-enclaves-cli Updated Packages.

containerd-2.1.7-1.amzn2.0.3

docker-25.0.16-1.amzn2.0.1

runc-1.3.5-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Docker Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Docker Updated Packages.

containerd-2.1.7-1.amzn2.0.3

docker-25.0.16-1.amzn2.0.1

runc-1.3.5-1.amzn2

runfinch-finch-1.17.1-1.amzn2.0.2

[AL2 Extras] Ecs Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Ecs Updated Packages.

ecs-init-1.103.2-1.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Firefox Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Firefox Updated Packages.

firefox-140.11.0-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.10 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.10 Updated Packages.

kernel-5.10.257-254.1015.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.15 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.15 Updated Packages.

kernel-5.15.208-145.238.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.4 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Kernel-5.4 Updated Packages.

kernel-5.4.302-224.477.amzn2

[AL2 Extras] Mate-desktop1.x Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Mate-desktop1.x Updated Packages.

atril-1.20.2-1.amzn2.0.7

[AL2 Extras] Nginx1 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Nginx1 Updated Packages.

nginx-1.30.2-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Postgresql14 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Postgresql14 Updated Packages.

libpq-14.23-1.amzn2.0.1

postgresql-14.23-1.amzn2.0.1

[AL2 Extras] Tomcat9 Updated Packages

This section provides details about [AL2 Extras] Tomcat9 Updated Packages.

tomcat-9.0.118-1.amzn2.0.1

Image Updates

Default Kernel-5.10 AMI

This section provides details about new/updated packages in Default Kernel-5.10 AMI.

amazon-ssm-agent-3.3.4515.0-1.amzn2

bind-export-libs-32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

bind-libs-lite-32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

bind-libs-32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

bind-license-32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

bind-utils-32:9.11.4-26.P2.amzn2.13.16

kernel-tools-5.10.257-254.1015.amzn2