AWS emr high security documentation change
Summary
Added consolidated documentation about the KMS encryption error affecting EMR 7.8/7.9
Security assessment
Repeats the security-relevant KMS encryption error details and workarounds, ensuring visibility across documentation. Directly impacts data-at-rest security controls.
Diff
diff --git a/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-whatsnew.md b/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-whatsnew.md index 4f0760f45..427f355a5 100644 --- a//emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-whatsnew.md +++ b//emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-whatsnew.md @@ -42,0 +43,8 @@ The following release notes include information for Amazon EMR release 7.9.0. + * **KMS encryption using the EMR-EC2 SecretAgent component** – There is an error that occurs when KMS encryption at rest is enabled for Lake Formation-enabled clusters in EMR versions 7.8 and 7.9. Lake Formation-enabled jobs will fail with a _NoSuchMethodError_. There are two workarounds available: + + * Temporarily disable KMS encryption at rest for affected clusters. + + * Contact AWS Support to request a Bootstrap Action artifact if KMS encryption must be maintained. + +A permanent fix for this error is being worked on. This release note will be revised when it is deployed. +