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AWS eks high security documentation change

Service: eks · 2025-03-23 · Security-related high

File: eks/latest/userguide/eks-ami-versions-windows.md

Summary

Updated AMI version tables with new 2025.03.14 releases, upgraded containerd to v1.7.20 across multiple Kubernetes versions, and maintained documentation of CVE-2024-9042 patches

Security assessment

Multiple entries explicitly document inclusion of patches for CVE-2024-9042, which indicates addressing a specific security vulnerability. Containerd upgrades to 1.7.20 may include security improvements but lack explicit CVE references in the changelog notes.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/eks-ami-versions-windows.md b/eks/latest/userguide/eks-ami-versions-windows.md
index a5a85b3ee..270163ba9 100644
--- a/eks/latest/userguide/eks-ami-versions-windows.md
+++ b/eks/latest/userguide/eks-ami-versions-windows.md
@@ -39,2 +39,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.32-2025-02-18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.32-2025-01-15` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.03.14` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.02.18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.01.15` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -47,3 +48,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.31-2025-02-15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.31-2025.03.14` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.02.15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -61,3 +63,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.30-2025-02-15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.30-2025.03.14` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.30-2025.02.15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -78,2 +81,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.29-2025-02-15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.29-2025-01-15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.03.14` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.29-2025.02.15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.01.15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -99,0 +104 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.28-2025.03.14` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -126,3 +131,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.27-2025-02-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.27-2025.03.14` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.27-2025.02.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -159,2 +165,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.26-2025-02-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.26-2025-01-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.03.14` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.26-2025.02.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.01.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -191,0 +199 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.25-2025.03.14` |  `1.25.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -267,2 +275,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.32-2025-02-18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.32-2025-01-01` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.03.14` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.02.18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.01.01` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -275,3 +284,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.31-2025-02-15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.31-2025.03.14` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.02.15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -289,3 +299,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.30-2025-02-15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.30-2025.03.14` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `contianerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.30-2025.02.15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -306,2 +317,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.29-2025-02-15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.29-2025-01-15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.03.14` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.29-2025.02.15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.01.15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -327,0 +340 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.28-2025.03.14` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -329,2 +342,2 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.28-2025-01-15` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.28-2025-01-01` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.28-2025.01.15` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.28-2025.01.01` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -354,3 +367,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.27-2025-02-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.27-2025.03.14` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.27-2025.02.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -387,2 +401,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.26-2025-02-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.26-2025-01-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.03.14` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.26-2025.02.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.01.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -419,0 +435 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.25-2025.03.14` |  `1.25.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -495,2 +511,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.32-2025-02-18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.32-2025-01-15` |  `1.32.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.03.14` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.02.18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.01.15` |  `1.32.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -503,3 +520,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.31-2025-02-15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.31-2025.03.14` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.02.15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -516,0 +535 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.30-2025.03.14` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -518,2 +537,2 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.30-2025-01-15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.30-2025.01.15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -534,2 +553,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.29-2025-02-15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.29-2025-01-15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.03.14` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.29-2025.02.15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.01.15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -555,0 +576 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.28-2025.03.14` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -582,3 +603,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.27-2025-02-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.27-2025.03.14` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.27-2025.02.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -615,2 +637,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.26-2025-02-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.26-2025-01-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.03.14` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.26-2025.02.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.01.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -647,0 +671 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.25-2025.03.14` |  `1.25.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -723,2 +747,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.32-2025-02-18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.32-2025-01-15` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.03.14` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.02.18` |  `1.32.1` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.32-2025.01.15` |  `1.32.0` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -731,3 +756,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.31-2025-02-15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.31-2025-01-01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.31-2025.03.14` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.02.15` |  `1.31.5` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.15` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.31-2025.01.01` |  `1.31.4` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -745,3 +771,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.30-2025-02-15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.30-2025-01-01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.30-2025.03.14` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.30-2025.02.15` |  `1.30.9` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.15` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.30-2025.01.01` |  `1.30.8` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -762,2 +789,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.29-2025-02-15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.29-2025-01-15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.03.14` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.29-2025.02.15` |  `1.29.13` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.29-2025.01.15` |  `1.29.12` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -783,0 +812 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.28-2025.03.14` |  `1.28.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
@@ -810,3 +839,4 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.27-2025-02-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.27-2025-01-01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
+`1.27-2025.03.14` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.27-2025.02.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.15` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.27-2025.01.01` |  `1.27.16` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |  Includes patches for `CVE-2024-9042`.  
@@ -843,2 +873,3 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
-`1.26-2025-02-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
-`1.26-2025-01-15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.03.14` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.  
+`1.26-2025.02.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
+`1.26-2025.01.15` |  `1.26.15` |  `1.7.14` |  `1.1.3` |   
@@ -875,0 +907 @@ AMI version | kubelet version | containerd version | csi-proxy version | Release
+`1.25-2025.03.14` |  `1.25.16` |  `1.7.20` |  `1.1.3` |  Upgraded `containerd` to `1.7.20`.