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Service: linux · 2025-04-03 · Documentation low

File: linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2023.6.20250303.md

Summary

Restructured release notes to combine 'Core New packages' and 'Core Repository updates' into a unified 'Repository' section with detailed package listings. Added comprehensive tables showing new packages and version upgrades across architectures.

Security assessment

While the update includes security-related packages like ClamAV and updates to OpenSSL/OpenSSH, there's no explicit mention of addressing specific CVEs or vulnerabilities. The addition of ClamAV (antivirus) documentation constitutes new security feature documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2023.6.20250303.md b/linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2023.6.20250303.md
index 0c2b82bf9..3a037c902 100644
--- a//linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2023.6.20250303.md
+++ b//linux/al2023/release-notes/relnotes-2023.6.20250303.md
@@ -3 +3 @@
-Major updatesCore New packagesCore Repository updatesDefault AMIDocker container imageMinimal AMIMinimal container imageContact us
+Major updatesRepositoryDefault AMIDocker container imageMinimal AMIMinimal container imageContact us
@@ -13,3 +13 @@ These are the release notes for Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) version 2023.6.202503
-  * Core New packages
-
-  * Core Repository updates
+  * Repository
@@ -57,104 +55,459 @@ This release represents an update to the 6th quarterly release of AL2023. AL2023
-## Core New packages
-
-This section provides details about core new packages.
-
-`clamav1.4-1.4.2-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
----  
-`cups-pk-helper-0.2.7-8.amzn2023`  
-`exempi-2.6.4-6.amzn2023`  
-`exiv2-0.28.3-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`freetds-1.1.20-4.amzn2023`  
-`gcr3-3.41.1-9.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`geoclue2-2.7.0-6.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`geocode-glib-3.26.4-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gflags-2.2.2-15.amzn2023`  
-`graphene-1.10.6-9.amzn2023`  
-`gstreamer1-1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gstreamer1-plugins-base-1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gstreamer1-plugins-good-1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`highway-1.2.0-30.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`jpegxl-0.10.3-54.amzn2023`  
-`langtable-0.0.68-2.amzn2023`  
-`libcanberra-0.30-35.amzn2023`  
-`libgexiv2-0.14.3-2.amzn2023`  
-`libgtop2-2.41.3-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libgweather-4.4.4-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libhandy-1.8.3-3.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libmpdclient-2.22-2.amzn2023`  
-`libnvme-1.10-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libosinfo-1.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libsoup3-3.6.0-46.amzn2023`  
-`mpc-0.35-4.amzn2023`  
-`opendbx-1.4.6-39.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`opendkim-2.11.0-0.41.amzn2023`  
-`osinfo-db-20240701-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`osinfo-db-tools-1.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-Guess-0.15-9.amzn2023`  
-`pipewire-1.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`python-gstreamer1-1.24.10-1.amzn2023`  
-`python-pam-2.0.2-10.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`shaderc-2024.3-45.amzn2023`  
-`sound-theme-freedesktop-0.8-22.amzn2023`  
-`tracker-miners-3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`v4l-utils-1.26.1-6.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`vulkan-tools-1.3.296.0-2.amzn2023`  
-`vulkan-utility-libraries-1.3.296.0-1.amzn2023`  
-`vulkan-validation-layers-1.3.296.0-83.amzn2023`  
-`vulkan-volk-1.3.296.0-2.amzn2023`  
-`wireplumber-0.5.7-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`wsdd-0.8-2.amzn2023`  
-  
-## Core Repository updates
-
-This section provides details about core repository updates.
-
-`PackageKit-1.2.8-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
----  
-`amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300052.1-1.amzn2023`  
-`at-spi2-core-2.54.0-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`binutils-2.39-6.amzn2023.0.11`  
-`cups-2.4.11-8.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`dnf-plugin-support-info-1.3-1.amzn2023`  
-`emacs-28.2-3.amzn2023.0.10`  
-`enchant2-2.8.1-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.12-180.amzn2023`  
-`glslang-15.0.0-87.amzn2023`  
-`golang-1.24.0-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gssproxy-0.9.2-6.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`gtk-doc-1.34.0-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`inih-58-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`json-glib-1.10.0-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`jsoup-1.16.1-4.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`kernel-6.1.129-138.220.amzn2023`  
-`keyutils-1.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`lcms2-2.16-73.amzn2023`  
-`libblockdev-3.2.1-1.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`libical-3.0.18-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libnotify-0.8.3-4.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libpq-16.8-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`libsecret-0.21.4-3.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`liburing-2.6-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`nodejs-18.20.6-1.amzn2023.0.2`  
-`openjpeg2-2.4.0-11.amzn2023.0.6`  
-`openssh-8.7p1-8.amzn2023.0.14`  
-`openssl-3.0.8-1.amzn2023.0.19`  
-`php8.2-8.2.27-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`php8.3-8.3.16-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`postgresql15-15.12-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`postgresql16-16.8-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`protobuf-c-1.5.0-4.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`python3.11-3.11.11-5.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`rest-0.9.1-11.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`rpcsvc-proto-1.4-15.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`spirv-headers-1.5.5-60.amzn2023`  
-`spirv-tools-2024.3-90.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`system-release-2023.6.20250303-0.amzn2023`  
-`tracker-3.7.3-3.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`tzdata-2025a-1.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`udisks2-2.10.1-6.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`vulkan-headers-1.3.296.0-59.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`vulkan-loader-1.3.296.0-72.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`wayland-1.23.0-2.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`xorg-x11-server-21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.3`  
-`yelp-tools-42.1-6.amzn2023.0.1`  
-`yelp-xsl-42.1-5.amzn2023.0.1`  
+## Repository
+
+### New packages in AL2023.6.20250303 since AL2023.6.20250218
+
+Comparing AL2023.6.20250218 version 2023.6.20250218 to AL2023.6.20250303 version [2023.6.20250303](./relnotes-2023.6.20250303.html). 
+
+Package Type | Number of new packages in AL2023.6.20250303 compared to AL2023.6.20250218  
+---|---  
+Source RPMs | 44  
+Total Binary RPMs | 263  
+`noarch` binary RPMs | 19  
+`x86_64` binary RPMs | 122  
+`aarch64` binary RPMs | 122  
+  
+New packages in AL2023.6.20250303:
+
+Source RPM | RPM | Architectures | Version  
+---|---|---|---  
+`clamav1.4` |  `clamav1.4` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.4.2-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`clamav1.4-data` | noarch  
+`clamav1.4-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`clamav1.4-doc` | noarch  
+`clamav1.4-filesystem` | noarch  
+`clamav1.4-freshclam` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`clamav1.4-lib` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`clamav1.4-milter` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`clamd1.4` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`cups-pk-helper` |  `cups-pk-helper` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.2.7-8.amzn2023  
+`exempi` |  `exempi` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.6.4-6.amzn2023  
+`exempi-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`exiv2` |  `exiv2` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.28.3-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`exiv2-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`exiv2-doc` | noarch  
+`exiv2-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`freetds` |  `freetds` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.1.20-4.amzn2023  
+`freetds-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`freetds-doc` | noarch  
+`freetds-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gcr3` |  `gcr3` | aarch64, x86_64 | 3.41.1-9.amzn2023.0.2  
+`gcr3-base` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gcr3-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`geoclue2` |  `geoclue2` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.7.0-6.amzn2023.0.2  
+`geoclue2-demos` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`geoclue2-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`geoclue2-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`geocode-glib` |  `geocode-glib` | aarch64, x86_64 | 3.26.4-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`geocode-glib-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gflags` |  `gflags` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.2.2-15.amzn2023  
+`gflags-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`graphene` |  `graphene` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.10.6-9.amzn2023  
+`graphene-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`graphene-tests` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gstreamer1` |  `gstreamer1` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`gstreamer1-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gstreamer1-plugins-base` |  `gstreamer1-plugins-base` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`gstreamer1-plugins-good` |  `gstreamer1-plugins-good` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.1  
+`gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`highway` |  `highway` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.2.0-30.amzn2023.0.1  
+`highway-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`highway-doc` | noarch  
+`inih` |  `inih-cpp` | aarch64, x86_64 | 58-2.amzn2023.0.1  
+`jpegxl` |  `jpegxl-doc` | noarch | 0.10.3-54.amzn2023  
+`jxl-pixbuf-loader` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libjxl` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libjxl-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libjxl-devtools` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libjxl-utils` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`langtable` |  `langtable` | noarch | 0.0.68-2.amzn2023  
+`python3-langtable` | noarch  
+`libblockdev` |  `libblockdev-nvme` | aarch64, x86_64 | 3.2.1-1.amzn2023.0.2  
+`libblockdev-nvme-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libblockdev-smart` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libblockdev-smart-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libblockdev-smartmontools` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libblockdev-smartmontools-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libcanberra` |  `libcanberra` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.30-35.amzn2023  
+`libcanberra-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libcanberra-gtk3` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`libgexiv2` |  `libgexiv2` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.14.3-2.amzn2023  
+`libgexiv2-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
+`python3-gexiv2` | noarch