Security updates - Amazon Linux 2023
This documentation is a draft for private preview for regions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Documentation content will continue to evolve. Published: January 3, 2026.

Security updates

Amazon Linux 2023 improves upon the hardening present in AL2. For more information, see Security and Compliance in Amazon Linux 2023. For more information on kernel hardening changes from AL2, see Security focused kernel config changes.