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AWS lambda documentation change

Service: lambda · 2025-03-19 · Documentation low

File: lambda/latest/dg/images-create.md

Summary

Specified exact ECR permissions (ecr:BatchGetImage and GetDownloadUrlForLayer) that Lambda adds automatically

Security assessment

Documents specific permissions required for container image access, improving transparency about security controls but not addressing a known vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/lambda/latest/dg/images-create.md b/lambda/latest/dg/images-create.md
index 1072bd923..dc6fdcfd2 100644
--- a/lambda/latest/dg/images-create.md
+++ b/lambda/latest/dg/images-create.md
@@ -207 +207 @@ For more information about Amazon ECR repository permissions, see [Private repos
-If the Amazon ECR repository does not include these permissions, Lambda attempts to add them automatically. Lambda can add permissions only if the principal calling Lambda has `ecr:getRepositoryPolicy` and `ecr:setRepositoryPolicy` permissions. 
+If the Amazon ECR repository does not include these permissions, Lambda adds `ecr:BatchGetImage` and `ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer` to the container image repository permissions. Lambda can add these permissions only if the principal calling Lambda has `ecr:getRepositoryPolicy` and `ecr:setRepositoryPolicy` permissions.