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AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-01-16 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/hybrid-nodes-security.md

Summary

Standardized placeholder syntax in containerd upgrade commands using `<replaceable>` tags

Security assessment

Change improves documentation clarity but doesn't address security vulnerabilities or add new security guidance. References to CVE patching remain unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/hybrid-nodes-security.md b/eks/latest/userguide/hybrid-nodes-security.md
index a16029074..7838cb42e 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/hybrid-nodes-security.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/hybrid-nodes-security.md
@@ -62 +62 @@ After you confirm that the `containerd` CVE patch has been published to the OS o
-    nodeadm upgrade K8S_VERSION --config-source file:///root/nodeConfig.yaml
+     nodeadm upgrade <replaceable>K8S_VERSION</replaceable> --config-source file:///root/nodeConfig.yaml
@@ -104 +104 @@ If the patched `containerd` version is only available by other means instead of
-        nodeadm install K8S_VERSION --credential-provider CREDS_PROVIDER --containerd-source none
+         nodeadm install <replaceable>K8S_VERSION</replaceable> --credential-provider <replaceable>CREDS_PROVIDER</replaceable> --containerd-source none