AWS code-library documentation change

Service: code-library · 2025-06-28 · Documentation low

File: code-library/latest/ug/ssm_example_ssm_DescribeAvailablePatches_section.md

Summary

Added PowerShell examples for filtering available patches by MSRC severity and release date

Security assessment

The examples demonstrate filtering security updates with critical severity, which documents security-related patch management features but does not address a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/code-library/latest/ug/ssm_example_ssm_DescribeAvailablePatches_section.md b/code-library/latest/ug/ssm_example_ssm_DescribeAvailablePatches_section.md
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@@ -171,0 +172,65 @@ PowerShell
+**Tools for PowerShell V5**
+    
+
+**Example 1: This example gets all available patches for Windows Server 2012 that have a MSRC severity of Critical. The syntax used by this example requires PowerShell version 3 or later.**
+    
+    
+    $filter1 = @{Key="PRODUCT";Values=@("WindowsServer2012")}
+    $filter2 = @{Key="MSRC_SEVERITY";Values=@("Critical")}
+    
+    Get-SSMAvailablePatch -Filter $filter1,$filter2
+    
+
+**Output:**
+    
+    
+    Classification : SecurityUpdates
+    ContentUrl     : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2727528
+    Description    : A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control
+                     over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to
+                     restart your system.
+    Id             : 1eb507be-2040-4eeb-803d-abc55700b715
+    KbNumber       : KB2727528
+    Language       : All
+    MsrcNumber     : MS12-072
+    MsrcSeverity   : Critical
+    Product        : WindowsServer2012
+    ProductFamily  : Windows
+    ReleaseDate    : 11/13/2012 6:00:00 PM
+    Title          : Security Update for Windows Server 2012 (KB2727528)
+    Vendor         : Microsoft
+    ...
+
+**Example 2: With PowerShell version 2, you must use New-Object to create each filter.**
+    
+    
+    $filter1 = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.PatchOrchestratorFilter
+    $filter1.Key = "PRODUCT"
+    $filter1.Values = "WindowsServer2012"
+    $filter2 = New-Object Amazon.SimpleSystemsManagement.Model.PatchOrchestratorFilter
+    $filter2.Key = "MSRC_SEVERITY"
+    $filter2.Values = "Critical"
+    
+    Get-SSMAvailablePatch -Filter $filter1,$filter2
+    
+
+**Example 3: This example fetches all the updates which are released in last 20 days and applicable to products matching WindowsServer2019**
+    
+    
+    Get-SSMAvailablePatch | Where-Object ReleaseDate -ge (Get-Date).AddDays(-20) | Where-Object Product -eq "WindowsServer2019" | Select-Object ReleaseDate, Product, Title
+    
+
+**Output:**
+    
+    
+    ReleaseDate         Product           Title
+    -----------         -------           -----
+    4/9/2019 5:00:12 PM WindowsServer2019 2019-04 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB4493478)
+    4/9/2019 5:00:06 PM WindowsServer2019 2019-04 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB4493509)
+    4/2/2019 5:00:06 PM WindowsServer2019 2019-03 Servicing Stack Update for Windows Server 2019 for x64-based Systems (KB4493510)
+
+  * For API details, see [DescribeAvailablePatches](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/v5/reference) in _AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference (V5)_. 
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