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AWS res medium security documentation change

Service: res · 2026-03-28 · Security-related medium

File: res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/revisions.md

Summary

Added December 2025 release notes with enhancements, changes, and bug fixes including security-related items like S3 bucket access logging, SSL/TLS encryption, and permission fixes.

Security assessment

The release notes document multiple security fixes: 'Fixed issue where users could manually bypass the allowed instance types' (security bypass vulnerability), 'Updated permissions of /opt/cognito_auth directory to root-only access' (permission hardening), and 'Resolved users being able to see other users desktop sessions' (information disclosure). These indicate specific security vulnerabilities were addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/revisions.md b/res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/revisions.md
index db841b5e5..1249113ab 100644
--- a//res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/revisions.md
+++ b//res/archive/release-minus-1/ug/revisions.md
@@ -10,0 +11,24 @@ Date | Change
+December 2025 | 
+
+  * Release version 2025.12 Enhancements
+    * Propagation of custom CloudFormation tags to all RES components during deployment.
+    * Allow administrators to disable Active Directory joining for Windows hosts.
+    * Enable administrators to set default schedules for VDI desktop instances.
+    * S3 bucket access logging enabled for compliance and audit requirements.
+    * SSL/TLS encryption required on all S3 bucket communications.
+    * Enabled point-in-time recovery for RES managed DynamoDB tables.
+    * Updated permissions of /opt/cognito_auth directory to root-only access.
+Changes
+    * Migrated VDC-related APIs out of the VDC EC2 host to the backend Lambda.
+Bug Fixes
+    * Refreshing Allowed Instance Types when launching a new VDI.
+    * Fixed missing dependencies for efs_utils.
+    * Fixed cost dashboard total number of sessions in RES portal.
+    * Fixed issue where users could manually bypass the allowed instance types.
+    * Addressed race condition that could block DCV connection for Linux VDIs.
+    * Added missing operating systems from Software Stack page OS drop-down menu.
+    * Fixed frequent logout issue when using custom domain with Chrome.
+    * Fixed issue where the runtime SSSD configurations are not applied after disabling AD join.
+    * Fixed RES environment deletion failure caused by remaining VDI role.
+
+  
@@ -14,3 +38,14 @@ September 2025 |
-    * Changes
-    * Bug Fixes
-    * 
+    * Region support expansion for ap-northeast-3, ap-southeast-3, me-central-1, and sa-east-1.
+    * Deletion of computer account from AD domain on VDI termination.
+    * Systems Manager Parameter Alias support for AMI IDs to simplify the management of project-specific images.
+    * Integration with pre-existing Amazon Cognito pool for streamlined authentication setup during deployment.
+    * Customization of CIDR ranges in the CloudFormation external resources template during deployment for enhanced network planning and integration with existing resources.
+    * Addition of AD email sync functionality after initialization.
+    * Support for Amazon EC2 g6f instances.
+Changes
+    * Moving infrastructure deployment out of ECS installer task to simplify installation process.
+Bug Fixes
+    * Resolved persistent instance resume failures.
+    * Resolved users being able to see other users desktop sessions.
+    * Resolved IAM user role name uniqueness issue in multi-region single account deployments.
+
@@ -121,0 +157,2 @@ Notices
+Archive
+