AWS AmazonRDS medium security documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-05-16 · Security-related medium

File: AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md

Summary

Added documentation for PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 preview version, including library updates (AWS-LC FIPS 3.0) and list of unsupported extensions

Security assessment

The update includes AWS-LC FIPS 3.0 implementation which relates to cryptographic module compliance with federal standards. This indicates security-related enhancements, though no specific vulnerability is mentioned. The change documents new security-relevant components.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
index f34c0a844..e89a7e3d3 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/PostgreSQLReleaseNotes/postgresql-versions.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-PostgreSQL 17 versionsPostgreSQL 16 versionsPostgreSQL 15 versionsPostgreSQL 14 versionsPostgreSQL 13 versionsPostgreSQL 12 versionsPostgreSQL 11 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)PostgreSQL 10 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)PostgreSQL 9.6 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)Deprecation of PostgreSQL 10Deprecation of PostgreSQL 9.6
+PostgreSQL 18 versionsPostgreSQL 17 versionsPostgreSQL 16 versionsPostgreSQL 15 versionsPostgreSQL 14 versionsPostgreSQL 13 versionsPostgreSQL 12 versionsPostgreSQL 11 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)PostgreSQL 10 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)PostgreSQL 9.6 versions (These versions have reached the end of standard support.)Deprecation of PostgreSQL 10Deprecation of PostgreSQL 9.6
@@ -19,0 +20,2 @@ To learn more about versioning policy for RDS for PostgreSQL, see [Amazon RDS FA
+  * PostgreSQL 18 versions
+
@@ -44,0 +47,91 @@ To learn more about versioning policy for RDS for PostgreSQL, see [Amazon RDS FA
+## PostgreSQL 18 versions
+
+###### Minor versions
+
+  * PostgreSQL version 18 Beta 1 in the Amazon RDS Preview environment
+
+
+
+
+### PostgreSQL version 18 Beta 1 in the Amazon RDS Preview environment
+
+PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 contains many new features and enhancements that can be seen in the release documentation: [PostgreSQL 18 Beta 1 Released!](https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-18-beta-1-released-3070/).
+
+This release includes the following version updates:
+
+  * `LLVM` version updated to 20.1.1
+
+  * `LZ4` version updated to 1.10.0
+
+  * `Zstd` version updated to 1.5.7
+
+  * `Zlib` version updated to 1.3.1
+
+  * `AWS-LC` version updated to AWS-LC FIPS 3.0
+
+  * `Kerberos` version updated to 1.21.3
+
+  * `Perl` version updated to 5.40.2
+
+  * `ossp-uuid` now uses the e2fs UUID implementation
+
+
+
+
+The following extensions that are supported in Amazon RDS PostgreSQL version 17 aren't supported for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL version 18 Beta 1 in preview:
+
+  * `address_standardizer`
+
+  * `address_standardizer_data_us`
+
+  * `h3-pg`
+
+  * `oracle_fdw`
+
+  * `pg_bigm`
+
+  * `pg_hint_plan`
+
+  * `pg_partman`
+
+  * `pg_proctab`
+
+  * `pg_repack`
+
+  * `pg_tle`
+
+  * `pg_transport`
+
+  * `pgactive`
+
+  * `pgAudit`
+
+  * `pglogical`
+
+  * `pgrouting`
+
+  * `pgTAP`
+
+  * `plrust`
+
+  * `pltcl`
+
+  * `plv8`
+
+  * `PostGIS`
+
+  * `postgis_raster`
+
+  * `postgis_tiger_geocoder`
+
+  * `postgis_topology`
+
+  * `rdkit`
+
+  * `tds_fdw`
+
+
+
+
+For version information on all extensions, see [Extensions supported for RDS for PostgreSQL 18](./postgresql-extensions.html#postgresql-extensions-18x).
+
@@ -2893 +2986 @@ PostgreSQL version 13.14-R2 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contain
-  * The `pg_partman` extension was updated to version 5.0.1.
+  * The `pg_partman` extension was updated to version 4.5.1.