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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-03-19 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md

Summary

Added RDS Custom for SQL Server to list of DB instances receiving OS updates

Security assessment

Expands coverage of maintenance practices but does not introduce new security documentation or address a specific security flaw.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
index cfc63e196..c652ffd42 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Maintenance.md
@@ -388 +388 @@ To return a list of resources that have at least one pending update, call the Am
-RDS for Db2, RDS for MariaDB, RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, RDS for SQL Server, and RDS for Oracle DB instances occasionally require operating system updates. Amazon RDS upgrades the operating system to a newer version to improve database performance and customers’ overall security posture. Typically, the updates take about 10 minutes. Operating system updates don't change the DB engine version or DB instance class of a DB instance.
+RDS for Db2, RDS for MariaDB, RDS for MySQL, RDS for PostgreSQL, RDS for SQL Server, RDS for Oracle and RDS Custom for SQL Server DB instances occasionally require operating system updates. Amazon RDS upgrades the operating system to a newer version to improve database performance and customers’ overall security posture. Typically, the updates take about 10 minutes. Operating system updates don't change the DB engine version or DB instance class of a DB instance.