AWS AmazonRDS medium security documentation change
Summary
Updated LTS release documentation with new security maintenance recommendations, extended version support details, and current LTS version listings
Security assessment
Explicitly recommends annual upgrades to latest LTS patches for 'high severity security fixes', indicating security maintenance requirements. This directly addresses vulnerability management through patch application.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Update.SpecialVersions.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Update.SpecialVersions.md index ab12c0468..3dd8ca126 100644 --- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Update.SpecialVersions.md +++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Update.SpecialVersions.md @@ -24 +24 @@ Each new Aurora MySQL version remains available for a certain amount of time for -Aurora designates certain Aurora MySQL versions as long-term support (LTS) releases. DB clusters that use LTS releases can stay on the same version longer and undergo fewer upgrade cycles than clusters that use non-LTS releases. Aurora supports each LTS release for at least three years after that release becomes available. When a DB cluster that's on an LTS release is required to upgrade, Aurora upgrades it to the next LTS release. That way, the cluster doesn't need to be upgraded again for a long time. +Aurora designates certain Aurora MySQL versions as long-term support (LTS) releases. DB clusters that use LTS releases can stay on the same version longer and undergo fewer upgrade cycles than clusters that use non-LTS releases. Database clusters that use LTS releases can stay on the same minor version for at least three years, or until end of standard support for the major version, whichever comes first. When a DB cluster that's on an LTS release is required to upgrade, Aurora upgrades it to the next LTS release. That way, the cluster doesn't need to be upgraded again for a long time. @@ -26 +26 @@ Aurora designates certain Aurora MySQL versions as long-term support (LTS) relea -During the lifetime of an Aurora MySQL LTS release, new patch levels introduce fixes to important issues. The patch levels don't include any new features. You can choose whether to apply such patches to DB clusters running the LTS release. For certain critical fixes, Amazon might perform a managed upgrade to a patch level within the same LTS release. Such managed upgrades are performed automatically within the cluster maintenance window. +During the lifetime of an Aurora MySQL LTS release, new patch levels introduce fixes to important issues. The patch levels don't include any new features. You can choose whether to apply such patches to DB clusters running the LTS release. We recommend customers running LTS releases to upgrade to the latest patch release of the LTS minor version at least once a year to take advantage of high severity security and operational fixes. For certain critical fixes, Amazon might perform a managed upgrade to a patch level within the same LTS release. Such managed upgrades are performed automatically within the cluster maintenance window. All Aurora MySQL releases (both LTS and non-LTS releases) undergo extensive stability and operational testing. Select minor versions are designated as LTS releases to enable customers to stay on those minor versions longer without upgrading to a newer minor version. @@ -39 +39 @@ We recommend that you upgrade to the latest release, instead of using the LTS re -The current LTS release for Aurora MySQL is the following: +The current LTS releases for Aurora MySQL are as follows: @@ -41 +41 @@ The current LTS release for Aurora MySQL is the following: - * Aurora MySQL version 3.04.*. For more details about the LTS version, see [Database engine updates for Amazon Aurora MySQL version 3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraMySQLReleaseNotes/AuroraMySQL.Updates.30Updates.html) in the _Release Notes for Aurora MySQL_. + * Aurora MySQL version 3.10.*. @@ -42,0 +43 @@ The current LTS release for Aurora MySQL is the following: + * Aurora MySQL version 3.04.*. @@ -45,0 +47,3 @@ The current LTS release for Aurora MySQL is the following: + +For more details about the LTS version, see [Database engine updates for Amazon Aurora MySQL version 3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraMySQLReleaseNotes/AuroraMySQL.Updates.30Updates.html) in the _Release Notes for Aurora MySQL_. + @@ -50 +54 @@ We recommend that you disable automatic minor version upgrades for LTS versions. -If you don't disable it, your DB cluster could be upgraded to a non-LTS version such as 3.05.2. +If you don't disable it, your DB cluster could be upgraded to a non-LTS version.