AWS systems-manager documentation change
Summary
Updated default AMI ID from Amazon Linux 1 to Amazon Linux 2023 in automation document examples and descriptions.
Security assessment
The change updates the default AMI to a newer version, which may include security improvements, but there is no explicit mention of addressing a security vulnerability or weakness. This appears to be a routine update to align with current Amazon Linux versions.
Diff
diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-document-builder.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-document-builder.md index 398baab3a..a668ca129 100644 --- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-document-builder.md +++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-document-builder.md @@ -160 +160 @@ For information, see [IAM and Amazon EC2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/lat - imageId | String | (Optional) The AMI ID to use for launching the instance. The default value uses the latest Amazon Linux AMI ID available. | {{ ssm:/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2 }} + imageId | String | (Optional) The AMI ID to use for launching the instance. The default value uses the latest Amazon Linux 2023 AMI ID available. | {{ ssm:/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64 }} @@ -180 +180 @@ For runbooks not owned by Amazon that use the `aws:executeScript` action, a role - {{ ssm:/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2 }} + {{ ssm:/aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/al2023-ami-kernel-6.1-arm64 }} @@ -184 +184 @@ For runbooks not owned by Amazon that use the `aws:executeScript` action, a role -This value launches an Amazon EC2 instance using the latest Amazon Linux 1 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID. If you want to use a different AMI, replace the value with your AMI ID. +This value launches an Amazon EC2 instance using the latest Amazon Linux 2023 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) ID. If you want to use a different AMI, replace the value with your AMI ID. @@ -188 +188 @@ This value launches an Amazon EC2 instance using the latest Amazon Linux 1 Amazo - (Optional) The AMI ID to use for launching the instance. The default value uses the latest released Amazon Linux AMI ID. + (Optional) The AMI ID to use for launching the instance. The default value uses the latest released Amazon Linux 2023 AMI ID.