AWS ec2 high security documentation change
Summary
Updated AMI version history to 2026, added January 2026 release notes with security updates, and fixed typo in cfn-bootstrap version.
Security assessment
Documents new AMI versions containing critical Windows security patches and SQL Server GDR updates. Includes deprecation notice for older AMIs to prevent use of vulnerable images.
Diff
diff --git a/ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md b/ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md index 319f820ce..cb08c5d18 100644 --- a//ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md +++ b//ec2/latest/windows-ami-reference/ec2-windows-ami-version-history.md @@ -5 +5 @@ -Monthly AMI updates for 2025 (to date) +Monthly AMI updates for 2026 (to date) @@ -32 +32,17 @@ For more information about components included in these AMIs, see the following: -## Monthly AMI updates for 2025 (to date) +## Monthly AMI updates for 2026 (to date) + +Release | Changes +---|--- +2026.01.14 | + +###### All AMIs + + * AWS PowerShell version 5.0.128 + * cfn-bootstrap version 2.0.38 + * EC2Launch v2 version 2.3.108 + * SSM Agent version 3.3.3270.0 + * SQL Server GDR installed: + * SQL_2025: KB5073177 SQL_2022: KB5072936 + * Windows Security Updates current to January 13, 2026 + +Previous versions of Amazon-published AWS Windows AMIs dated October 15, 2025 and earlier will be made private after February 9, 2026, 10 AM Pacific. @@ -54 +70 @@ Release | Changes - * cfn-bookstrap version 2.0.37 + * cfn-bootstrap version 2.0.37