AWS batch high security documentation change
Summary
Updated AMI deprecation notice to past tense and clarified that Amazon Linux 2 AMIs no longer receive security patches
Security assessment
The change explicitly states that Amazon Linux 2 AMIs no longer receive security patches, which is a direct security concern. This documents the security implications of using deprecated AMIs.
Diff
diff --git a/batch/latest/userguide/eks-migration-2023.md b/batch/latest/userguide/eks-migration-2023.md index 60d0faa49..5994b0286 100644 --- a//batch/latest/userguide/eks-migration-2023.md +++ b//batch/latest/userguide/eks-migration-2023.md @@ -11 +11 @@ The Amazon EKS optimized AMIs are available in two families based on Amazon Linu -AWS will end support for Amazon EKS AL2-optimized and AL2-accelerated AMIs, starting 11/26/25. We recommend migrating AWS Batch Amazon EKS compute environments to Amazon Linux 2023 prior to 11/26/25 to maintain optimal performance and security. While you can continue using AWS Batch-provided Amazon EKS optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMIs on your Amazon EKS compute environments beyond the 11/26/25 end-of-support date, these compute environments will no longer receive any new software updates, security patches, or bug fixes from AWS. It is your [responsibility to maintain](./eks-ce-shared-responsibility.html#eks-ce-shared-responsibility.title) these compute environments on the Amazon EKS optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMI after end-of-life. +AWS ended support for Amazon EKS AL2-optimized and AL2-accelerated AMIs on November 26, 2025\. AWS Batch Amazon EKS compute environments using Amazon Linux 2 no longer receive software updates, security patches, or bug fixes from AWS. We recommend migrating AWS Batch Amazon EKS compute environments to Amazon Linux 2023 to maintain optimal performance and security. It is your [responsibility to maintain](./eks-ce-shared-responsibility.html#eks-ce-shared-responsibility.title) these compute environments on the Amazon EKS optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMI after end-of-life.