AWS glue high security documentation change
Summary
Updated Python shell version support note and added end-of-support warning about discontinued versions lacking security patches
Security assessment
Explicitly states that discontinued versions will not receive security patches, creating potential vulnerabilities for users who continue running outdated jobs. This directly addresses security maintenance implications.
Diff
diff --git a/glue/latest/dg/glue-version-support-policy.md b/glue/latest/dg/glue-version-support-policy.md index 4e6b82e18..a4f3cdaeb 100644 --- a//glue/latest/dg/glue-version-support-policy.md +++ b//glue/latest/dg/glue-version-support-policy.md @@ -48 +48 @@ Spark | Glue version 2.0 (Spark 2.4, Python 3) | 1/31/2024 | 4/1/2026 -Python shell | Python 2 (Glue Version 1.0) | 6/1/2022 | 4/1/2026 +Python shell | Python 2 (AWS Glue Version 1.0) | 6/1/2022 | 4/1/2026 @@ -52,0 +53,4 @@ Development endpoint | Zeppelin notebook | 9/30/2022 | NA +###### Note + +Creating new AWS Glue Python Shell 3.6 jobs will not be allowed once end of support is reached on March 31, 2026, but you can continue to update and run existing jobs. However, jobs running on discontinued versions are not eligible for technical support. AWS Glue will not apply security patches or other updates to discontinued versions. AWS Glue will also not honor SLAs when jobs are run on discontinued versions. +