AWS inspector documentation change
Summary
Updated supported OS versions and vendor naming conventions. Added Alpine Linux 3.24 support and reorganized programming language support sections.
Security assessment
Changes involve routine documentation updates: OS version support expansion and clarification of scanning capabilities. No security vulnerabilities, patches, or security incidents are referenced. Changes maintain existing security scanning capabilities without introducing new security features or addressing specific vulnerabilities.
Diff
diff --git a/inspector/latest/user/supported.md b/inspector/latest/user/supported.md index e9a383639..628d79730 100644 --- a//inspector/latest/user/supported.md +++ b//inspector/latest/user/supported.md @@ -80,3 +80,3 @@ Fedora | 43 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 8 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 9 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 10 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes +Oracle Linux | 8 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes +Oracle Linux | 9 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes +Oracle Linux | 10 | Errata CVE | Yes | Yes @@ -117,3 +117,4 @@ AlmaLinux | 10 | Errata CVE -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.21 | Errata CVE -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.22 | Errata CVE -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.23 | Errata CVE +Alpine Linux | 3.21 | Errata CVE +Alpine Linux | 3.22 | Errata CVE +Alpine Linux | 3.23 | Errata CVE +Alpine Linux | 3.24 | Errata CVE @@ -131,3 +132,3 @@ Minimus | – | Errata CVE -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 8 | Errata CVE -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 9 | Errata CVE -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 10 | Errata CVE +Oracle Linux | 8 | Errata CVE +Oracle Linux | 9 | Errata CVE +Oracle Linux | 10 | Errata CVE @@ -191,0 +193 @@ Alpine Linux | 3.23 +Alpine Linux | 3.24 @@ -239,19 +241,19 @@ Operating system | Version | Discontinued -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.2 | May 1, 2017 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.3 | November 1, 2017 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.4 | May 1, 2018 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.5 | November 1, 2018 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.6 | May 1, 2019 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.7 | November 1, 2019 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.8 | May 1, 2020 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.9 | November 1, 2020 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.10 | May 1, 2021 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.11 | November 1, 2021 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.12 | May 1, 2022 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.13 | November 1, 2022 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.14 | May 1, 2023 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.15 | November 1, 2023 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.16 | May 23, 2024 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.17 | November 22, 2024 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.18 | May 9, 2025 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.19 | November 1, 2025 -Alpine Linux (Alpine) | 3.20 | April 1, 2026 +Alpine Linux | 3.2 | May 1, 2017 +Alpine Linux | 3.3 | November 1, 2017 +Alpine Linux | 3.4 | May 1, 2018 +Alpine Linux | 3.5 | November 1, 2018 +Alpine Linux | 3.6 | May 1, 2019 +Alpine Linux | 3.7 | November 1, 2019 +Alpine Linux | 3.8 | May 1, 2020 +Alpine Linux | 3.9 | November 1, 2020 +Alpine Linux | 3.10 | May 1, 2021 +Alpine Linux | 3.11 | November 1, 2021 +Alpine Linux | 3.12 | May 1, 2022 +Alpine Linux | 3.13 | November 1, 2022 +Alpine Linux | 3.14 | May 1, 2023 +Alpine Linux | 3.15 | November 1, 2023 +Alpine Linux | 3.16 | May 23, 2024 +Alpine Linux | 3.17 | November 22, 2024 +Alpine Linux | 3.18 | May 9, 2025 +Alpine Linux | 3.19 | November 1, 2025 +Alpine Linux | 3.20 | April 1, 2026 @@ -279,2 +281,2 @@ OpenSUSE Leap | 15.6 | April 30, 2026 -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 6 | March 1, 2021 -Oracle Linux (Oracle) | 7 | December 31, 2024 +Oracle Linux | 6 | March 1, 2021 +Oracle Linux | 7 | December 31, 2024 @@ -343 +345 @@ Amazon Inspector doesn't scan for toolchain vulnerabilities in Go and Rust. The -### Supported programming languages: Amazon EC2 deep inspection +### Supported programming languages: Amazon Inspector VM Scanner @@ -345 +347,5 @@ Amazon Inspector doesn't scan for toolchain vulnerabilities in Go and Rust. The -Amazon Inspector currently supports the following programming languages when performing deep inspection scans on Amazon EC2 Linux instances. For more information, see [Amazon Inspector deep inspection for Linux-based Amazon EC2 instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.html#agentles). +The Amazon Inspector VM Scanner supports the same programming languages as Amazon EC2 agentless scanning. For the list of supported languages, see Supported programming languages: Amazon EC2 agentless scanning. + +### Supported programming languages: Amazon Inspector SSM plugin + +Amazon Inspector currently supports the following programming languages when performing deep inspection scans on Amazon EC2 Linux instances using the Amazon Inspector SSM plugin. Deep inspection through the Amazon Inspector SSM plugin supports a subset of the programming languages supported by the Amazon Inspector VM Scanner. For more information, see [Amazon Inspector deep inspection for Linux-based Amazon EC2 instances](./deep-inspection.html).