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AWS AmazonRDS high security documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-02-13 · Security-related high

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MariaDB.Concepts.VersionMgmt.md

Summary

Added new MariaDB versions 11.8.6, 11.4.10, 10.11.16, and 10.6.25 with release dates, end-of-support dates, and release notes. Release notes include time zone updates and audit log fixes.

Security assessment

The change explicitly documents a fix for audit logging issues where some SQL statements weren't logged. Audit logging is a critical security control for detecting unauthorized activities and maintaining compliance. The specific mention of fixing logging gaps constitutes concrete security improvement documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MariaDB.Concepts.VersionMgmt.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MariaDB.Concepts.VersionMgmt.md
index 871cf09c4..9a4873bd4 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MariaDB.Concepts.VersionMgmt.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/MariaDB.Concepts.VersionMgmt.md
@@ -37,0 +38 @@ MariaDB engine version | Community release date | RDS release date | RDS end of
+11.8.6 | 04 February 2026 |  10 February 2026 |  February 2027  
@@ -44,0 +46 @@ MariaDB engine version | Community release date | RDS release date | RDS end of
+11.4.10 | 04 February 2026 |  10 February 2026 |  February 2027  
@@ -55,0 +58 @@ MariaDB engine version | Community release date | RDS release date | RDS end of
+10.11.16 | 04 February 2026 |  10 February 2026 |  February 2027  
@@ -66,0 +70 @@ MariaDB engine version | Community release date | RDS release date | RDS end of
+10.6.25 | 04 February 2026 |  10 February 2026 |  July 2026  
@@ -102,0 +107,2 @@ Replace `major_engine_version` with the major engine version, and replace `regio
+  * MariaDB version 11.8.6
+
@@ -106,0 +113,2 @@ Replace `major_engine_version` with the major engine version, and replace `regio
+  * MariaDB version 11.4.10
+
@@ -116,0 +125,2 @@ Replace `major_engine_version` with the major engine version, and replace `regio
+  * MariaDB version 10.11.16
+
@@ -126,0 +137,2 @@ Replace `major_engine_version` with the major engine version, and replace `regio
+  * MariaDB version 10.6.25
+
@@ -145,0 +158,13 @@ Replace `major_engine_version` with the major engine version, and replace `regio
+#### MariaDB version 11.8.6
+
+MariaDB version 11.8.6 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fixes and improvements added by the MariaDB community and Amazon RDS.
+
+**New features and enhancements**
+
+  * Updated the time zone information to base it on `tzdata2025c`.
+
+  * Fixed an issue which can cause some SQL statements to not get logged in the audit log.
+
+
+
+
@@ -160,0 +186,13 @@ MariaDB version 11.8.3 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix
+#### MariaDB version 11.4.10
+
+MariaDB version 11.4.10 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fixes and improvements added by the MariaDB community and Amazon RDS.
+
+**New features and enhancements**
+
+  * Updated the time zone information to base it on `tzdata2025c`.
+
+  * Fixed an issue which can cause some SQL statements to not get logged in the audit log.
+
+
+
+
@@ -201,0 +240,13 @@ MariaDB version 11.4.4 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fix
+#### MariaDB version 10.11.16
+
+MariaDB version 10.11.16 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fixes and improvements added by the MariaDB community and Amazon RDS.
+
+**New features and enhancements**
+
+  * Updated the time zone information to base it on `tzdata2025c`.
+
+  * Fixed an issue which can cause some SQL statements to not get logged in the audit log.
+
+
+
+
@@ -242,0 +294,13 @@ MariaDB version 10.11.10 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains f
+#### MariaDB version 10.6.25
+
+MariaDB version 10.6.25 is now available on Amazon RDS. This release contains fixes and improvements added by the MariaDB community and Amazon RDS.
+
+**New features and enhancements**
+
+  * Updated the time zone information to base it on `tzdata2025c`.
+
+  * Fixed an issue which can cause some SQL statements to not get logged in the audit log.
+
+
+
+