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AWS emr documentation change

Service: emr · 2026-02-28 · Documentation low

File: emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-7100-release.md

Summary

Added documentation about new Spark Kafka streaming support and Flink streaming connectors with updated dependencies

Security assessment

Added dependency on 'aws-msk-iam-auth 2.3.2' which relates to IAM authentication for MSK clusters. This introduces documentation about security authentication features for Kafka connections but doesn't indicate a specific security vulnerability being addressed.

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diff --git a/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-7100-release.md b/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-7100-release.md
index 521b0b4f9..72a9f03ef 100644
--- a//emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-7100-release.md
+++ b//emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-7100-release.md
@@ -81,0 +82,4 @@ The following release notes include information for Amazon EMR release 7.10.0.
+  * **Spark Kafka streaming support** – Starting from the EMR 7.10.0 release, aws-msk-iam-auth 2.3.2 and commons-pool2 2.11.1 dependencies are included for Spark streaming workloads with Kafka data sources. These JARs are available when Spark application is selected at cluster launch.
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+  * **Flink streaming connectors** – Starting from the EMR 7.10.0 release, flink-sql-connector-kafka 3.4.0, flink-sql-connector-kinesis 5.0.0, and aws-msk-iam-auth 2.3.2 are included for Flink streaming workloads with Kafka and Kinesis data sources. These connector JARs are available when Flink application is selected at cluster launch.
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@@ -114,0 +119,6 @@ OsReleaseLabel (Amazon Linux version) | Amazon Linux kernel version | Available
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+2023.9.20251027.0 | 6.1.156-177.286.amzn2023 | November 10, 2025 | Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Europe (Paris), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), US East (Ohio), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Middle East (UAE), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Milan), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada (Central), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich)  
+2023.9.20250929.0 | 6.1.153-175.280.amzn2023 | October 13, 2025 | Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Europe (Paris), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), US East (Ohio), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Middle East (UAE), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Milan), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada (Central), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich)  
+2023.8.20250818.0 | 6.1.147-172.266.amzn2023 | September 17, 2025 | Europe (Stockholm), Middle East (Bahrain), China (Beijing), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Europe (Paris), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), US East (Ohio), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Ireland), Middle East (UAE), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Europe (Milan), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Israel (Tel Aviv), Canada (Central), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Spain), China (Ningxia), Europe (Zurich)