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Service: linux · 2026-06-19 · Documentation low

File: linux/al2023/release-notes/new-AL1-AL2023.11.md

Summary

Added documentation listing 1625 new source RPMs and 7227 binary RPMs included in AL2023.11 compared to AL1, covering various system components, development tools, security utilities, and cloud integration packages

Security assessment

The change lists new security-related packages like amazon-linux-sb-keys (Secure Boot), clamav (antivirus), firewalld, crypto-policies, ima-evm-utils, and aws-nitro-enclaves-cli which add security capabilities. However, there's no explicit mention of addressing specific CVEs or vulnerabilities - these appear to be standard security feature additions rather than vulnerability patches.

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-[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon Linux](/linux/index.html)[Release Notes](relnotes.html)
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-# New packages in AL2023.11 since AL1
-
-Comparing AL1 version 2018.03 to AL2023.11 version [2023.11.20260526](./relnotes-2023.11.20260526.html). 
-
-Package Type | Number of new packages in AL2023.11 compared to AL1  
----|---  
-Source RPMs | 1625  
-Total Binary RPMs | 7227  
-`noarch` binary RPMs | 2486  
-`x86_64` binary RPMs | 2393  
-`aarch64` binary RPMs | 2348  
-  
-New packages in Amazon Linux 2023:
-
-Source RPM | RPM | Architectures | Version  
----|---|---|---  
-`7zip` |  `7zip` | aarch64, x86_64 | 25.01-9.amzn2023.0.2  
-`7zip-reduced` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`7zip-standalone` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`7zip-standalone-all` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`abattis-cantarell-fonts` |  `abattis-cantarell-fonts` | noarch | 0.301-2.amzn2023.0.1  
-`abseil-cpp` |  `abseil-cpp` | aarch64, x86_64 | 20220623.1-4.amzn2023.0.2  
-`abseil-cpp-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`accountsservice` |  `accountsservice` | aarch64, x86_64 | 23.13.9-5.amzn2023  
-`accountsservice-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`accountsservice-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`acpica-tools` |  `acpica-tools` | aarch64, x86_64 | 20210604-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adobe-afdko` |  `adobe-afdko` | aarch64, x86_64 | 3.6.1-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adobe-mappings-cmap` |  `adobe-mappings-cmap` | noarch | 20190730-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adobe-mappings-cmap-deprecated` | noarch  
-`adobe-mappings-cmap-devel` | noarch  
-`adobe-mappings-pdf` |  `adobe-mappings-pdf` | noarch | 20180407-8.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adobe-mappings-pdf-devel` | noarch  
-`adobe-source-code-pro-fonts` |  `adobe-source-code-pro-fonts` | noarch | 2.030.1.050-10.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adobe-source-sans-pro-fonts` |  `adobe-source-sans-pro-fonts` | noarch | 3.046-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`adwaita-icon-theme` |  `adwaita-cursor-theme` | noarch | 47.0-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`adwaita-icon-theme` | noarch  
-`adwaita-icon-theme-devel` | noarch  
-`adwaita-icon-theme-legacy` |  `adwaita-icon-theme-legacy` | noarch | 46.2-2.amzn2023  
-`adwaita-icon-theme-legacy-devel` | noarch  
-`alsa-plugins` |  `alsa-plugins-arcamav` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.2.7.1-1.amzn2023.0.3  
-`alsa-plugins-maemo` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`alsa-plugins-oss` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`alsa-plugins-pulseaudio` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`alsa-plugins-speex` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`alsa-plugins-usbstream` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`amazon-cloudwatch-agent` |  `amazon-cloudwatch-agent` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.300066.2-2.amzn2023  
-[`amazon-ec2-net-utils`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/networking-service.html) |  [`amazon-ec2-net-utils`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/networking-service.html) | noarch | 2.7.1-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`amazon-ecr-credential-helper` |  `amazon-ecr-credential-helper` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.12.0-3.amzn2023  
-`amazon-linux-logos` |  `amazon-linux-logos` | noarch | 0.3-1.amzn2023  
-[`amazon-linux-onprem`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/outside-ec2.html) |  [`amazon-linux-onprem`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/outside-ec2.html) | noarch | 1.2-0.amzn2023  
-[`amazon-onprem-network`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/outside-ec2.html) | noarch  
-[`amazon-linux-sb-keys`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/uefi-secure-boot.html) |  [`amazon-linux-sb-keys`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/uefi-secure-boot.html) | noarch | 2023.1-1.amzn2023.0.5  
-`amazon-rpm-config` |  `amazon-rpm-config` | noarch | 228-10.amzn2023.0.1  
-`annobin` |  `annobin-annocheck` | aarch64, x86_64 | 12.69-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`annobin-docs` | noarch  
-`annobin-libannocheck` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`annobin-plugin-clang` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`annobin-plugin-gcc` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`annobin-plugin-llvm` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`ansible` |  `ansible` | noarch | 8.3.0-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`ansible-core` |  `ansible-core` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.11  
-`ansible-test` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`ansible-packaging` |  `ansible-packaging` | noarch | 1-11.amzn2023.0.1  
-`ansible-packaging-tests` | noarch  
-`ansible-srpm-macros` | noarch  
-`anthy` |  `anthy` | aarch64, x86_64 | 9100h-45.amzn2023.0.2  
-`anthy-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`anthy-unicode` |  `anthy-unicode` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.0.0.20211224-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`anthy-unicode-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`emacs-anthy-unicode` | noarch  
-`aopalliance` |  `aopalliance` | noarch | 1.0-28.amzn2023.0.3  
-`aopalliance-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-commons-cli` |  `apache-commons-cli` | noarch | 1.5.0-3.amzn2023.0.3  
-`apache-commons-cli-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-commons-compress` |  `apache-commons-compress` | noarch | 1.21-4.amzn2023.0.4  
-`apache-commons-compress-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-commons-exec` |  `apache-commons-exec` | noarch | 1.3-22.amzn2023.0.2  
-`apache-commons-exec-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-commons-jxpath` |  `apache-commons-jxpath` | noarch | 1.3-43.amzn2023.0.3  
-`apache-commons-jxpath-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-commons-lang3` |  `apache-commons-lang3` | noarch | 3.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`apache-commons-lang3-javadoc` | noarch  
-`apache-parent` |  `apache-parent` | noarch | 23-8.amzn2023.0.3  
-`apache-resource-bundles` |  `apache-resource-bundles` | noarch | 30-5.amzn2023.0.3  
-`apiguardian` |  `apiguardian` | noarch | 1.1.2-3.amzn2023.0.3  
-`apiguardian-javadoc` | noarch  
-`appstream` |  `appstream` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.0.2-4.amzn2023.0.1  
-`appstream-compose` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`appstream-compose-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`appstream-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`appstream-data` |  `appstream-data` | noarch | 2023-103.amzn2023  
-`appstream-data-spal` | noarch  
-`aqute-bnd` |  `aqute-bnd` | noarch | 5.2.0-9.amzn2023.0.3  
-`aqute-bnd-javadoc` | noarch  
-`aqute-bndlib` | noarch  
-`bnd-maven-plugin` | noarch  
-`argon2` |  `argon2` | aarch64, x86_64 | 20171227-9.amzn2023.0.2  
-`libargon2` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libargon2-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`args4j` |  `args4j` | noarch | 2.33-19.amzn2023.0.1  
-`args4j-javadoc` | noarch  
-`assertj-core` |  `assertj-core` | noarch | 3.19.0-5.amzn2023.0.4  
-`assertj-core-javadoc` | noarch  
-`atf` |  `atf-tests` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.20-17.amzn2023.0.2  
-`libatf-c` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libatf-c++` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libatf-c++-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libatf-c-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libatf-sh` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libatf-sh-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`atinject` |  `atinject` | noarch | 1.0.5-3.amzn2023.0.3  
-`atinject-javadoc` | noarch  
-`atkmm` |  `atkmm` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.28.2-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`atkmm-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`atkmm-doc` | noarch  
-`atop` |  `atop` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.12.1-1.amzn2023  
-`at-spi2-core` |  `atk` | aarch64, x86_64 | 2.54.0-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`atk-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`at-spi2-atk` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`at-spi2-atk-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`at-spi2-core` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`at-spi2-core-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`authselect` |  `authselect` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.2.5-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`authselect-compat` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`authselect-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`authselect-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`autoconf-archive` |  `autoconf-archive` | noarch | 2019.01.06-7.amzn2023.0.2  
-`autotrace` |  `autotrace` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.31.9-86.amzn2023.0.1  
-`autotrace-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`awscli-2` |  `awscli-2` | noarch | 2.33.15-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`aws-nitro-enclaves-acm` |  `aws-nitro-enclaves-acm` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.4.0-2.amzn2023  
-`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli` |  `aws-nitro-enclaves-cli` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.4.4-0.amzn2023  
-`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`aws-nitro-enclaves-cli-integration-tests` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`aws-nitro-tpm-tools` |  `aws-nitro-tpm-tools` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.1.1-1.amzn2023  
-`babel` |  `babel` | noarch | 2.9.1-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`babel-doc` | noarch  
-`python3-babel` | noarch  
-`BabelfishDump` |  `BabelfishDump` | aarch64, x86_64 | 17.7-1.amzn2023.0.1  
-`babeltrace` |  `babeltrace` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.5.8-6.amzn2023.0.2  
-`libbabeltrace` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libbabeltrace-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`python3-babeltrace` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`baekmuk-ttf-fonts` |  `baekmuk-ttf-batang-fonts` | noarch | 2.2-54.amzn2023.0.2  
-`baekmuk-ttf-dotum-fonts` | noarch  
-`baekmuk-ttf-fonts-common` | noarch  
-`baekmuk-ttf-gulim-fonts` | noarch  
-`baekmuk-ttf-hline-fonts` | noarch  
-`bash-completion` |  `bash-completion` | noarch | 2.11-2.amzn2023.0.2  
-`bcache-tools` |  `bcache-tools` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.1-0.amzn2023.0.2  
-`bdftopcf` |  `bdftopcf` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.1.1-3.amzn2023.0.1  
-`beakerlib` |  `beakerlib` | noarch | 1.28-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`beakerlib-vim-syntax` | noarch  
-`beust-jcommander` |  `beust-jcommander` | noarch | 1.78-9.amzn2023.0.3  
-`beust-jcommander-javadoc` | noarch  
-`biber` |  `biber` | noarch | 2.17-5.amzn2023.0.2  
-`biber-tests` | noarch  
-`bitstream-vera-fonts` |  `bitstream-vera-fonts-all` | noarch | 1.10-44.amzn2023.0.2  
-`bitstream-vera-sans-fonts` | noarch  
-`bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts` | noarch  
-`bitstream-vera-serif-fonts` | noarch  
-`blis` |  `blis` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.7.0-7.amzn2023.0.2  
-`blis-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blis-openmp` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blis-openmp64` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blis-serial64` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blis-srpm-macros` | noarch  
-`blis-threads` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blis-threads64` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`blueprint-compiler` |  `blueprint-compiler` | noarch | 0.16.0-16.amzn2023  
-`bluez` |  `bluez` | aarch64, x86_64 | 5.62-2.amzn2023.0.5  
-`bluez-cups` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-deprecated` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-hid2hci` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-libs` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-libs-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-mesh` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bluez-obexd` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`bouncycastle` |  `bouncycastle` | noarch | 1.70-4.amzn2023.0.6  
-`bouncycastle-javadoc` | noarch  
-`bouncycastle-mail` | noarch  
-`bouncycastle-pg` | noarch  
-`bouncycastle-pkix` | noarch  
-`bouncycastle-tls` | noarch  
-`bouncycastle-util` | noarch  
-`bpftrace` |  `bpftrace` | aarch64, x86_64 | 0.17.0-1.amzn2023.0.2  
-`brotli` |  `brotli` | aarch64, x86_64 | 1.0.9-4.amzn2023.0.2  
-`brotli-devel` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`libbrotli` | aarch64, x86_64  
-`python3-brotli` | aarch64, x86_64