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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2025-07-16 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager-create-a-patch-baseline-for-linux.md

Summary

Added Ubuntu/Debian repository configuration examples and formatting

Security assessment

Improves documentation for secure patch sources but doesn't address a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager-create-a-patch-baseline-for-linux.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager-create-a-patch-baseline-for-linux.md
index 99bb96bdf..cb03a1161 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager-create-a-patch-baseline-for-linux.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/patch-manager-create-a-patch-baseline-for-linux.md
@@ -115 +115,4 @@ Patch Manager searches for patch dependencies recursively.
-     * In **Configuration** , enter the value of the yum repository configuration to use in the following format:
+     * In **Configuration** , enter the value of the repository configuration to use in the appropriate format:
+
+Example for yum repositories 
+    
@@ -125,0 +129,9 @@ For information about other options available for your yum repository configurat
+Examples for Ubuntu Server and Debian Server
+    
+
+`deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main`
+
+`deb https://site.example.com/debian distribution component1 component2 component3`
+
+Repo information for Ubuntu Server repositories must be specifed in a single line. For more examples and information, see [jammy (5) sources.list.5.gz](https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jammy/man5/sources.list.5.html) on the _Ubuntu Server Manuals_ website and [sources.list format](https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#sources.list_format) on the _Debian Wiki_.
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