AWS linux documentation change
Summary
Removed the entire release note document listing i686 packages present in Amazon Linux 1 but not in Amazon Linux 2023 due to discontinuation of i686 support.
Security assessment
The change removes documentation about discontinued i686 architecture support without mentioning security vulnerabilities, patches, or exploits. Discontinuing legacy architectures may indirectly improve security posture by reducing attack surface, but there's no direct evidence of addressing a specific security vulnerability in the diff.
Diff
diff --git a/linux/al2023/release-notes/removed-i686-AL2023.11-AL1.md b/linux/al2023/release-notes/removed-i686-AL2023.11-AL1.md index ac11f436d..8b1378917 100644 --- a//linux/al2023/release-notes/removed-i686-AL2023.11-AL1.md +++ b//linux/al2023/release-notes/removed-i686-AL2023.11-AL1.md @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -[View a markdown version of this page](removed-i686-AL2023.11-AL1.md) @@ -3,622 +1,0 @@ -[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon Linux](/linux/index.html)[Release Notes](relnotes.html) - -# i686 Packages in Amazon Linux 1 not in Amazon Linux 2023 - -There are 590 binary packages for the i686 architecure in Amazon Linux 1 no longer in Amazon Linux 2023 as Amazon Linux 2023 no longer ships any i686 user space. - -These i686 packages in Amazon Linux 1 are not present in Amazon Linux 2023 as Amazon Linux 2023 no longer ships any i686 user space. - -RPM | Architectures ----|--- -389-admin | src, i686 -389-adminutil | src, i686 -a2ps | i686 -aalib-libs | src, i686 -libacl | i686 -agg | src, i686 -alsa-lib | i686 -apr | i686 -apr-util | i686 -aspell | i686 -atlas | i686 -atlas-3dnow | i686 -atlas-sse | i686 -atlas-sse2 | i686 -atlas-sse3 | i686 -libattr | i686 -audit-libs | i686 -augeas-libs | i686 -autogen-libopts | src, i686 -avahi | i686 -avahi-compat-howl | i686 -avahi-compat-libdns_sd | i686 -avahi-glib | i686 -avahi-gobject | i686 -avahi-libs | i686 -beecrypt | src, i686 -bind-libs | i686 -boost-atomic | i686 -boost-chrono | i686 -boost-context | i686 -boost-date-time | i686 -boost-filesystem | i686 -boost-graph | i686 -boost-iostreams | i686 -boost-locale | i686 -boost-math | i686 -boost-program-options | i686 -boost-python | i686 -boost-random | i686 -boost-regex | i686 -boost-serialization | i686 -boost-signals | i686 -boost-system | i686 -boost-test | i686 -boost-thread | i686 -boost-timer | i686 -boost-wave | i686 -boost141-date-time | src, i686 -boost141-filesystem | src, i686 -boost141-graph | src, i686 -boost141-iostreams | src, i686 -boost141-program-options | src, i686 -boost141-python | src, i686 -boost141-regex | src, i686 -boost141-serialization | src, i686 -boost141-signals | src, i686 -boost141-system | src, i686 -boost141-test | src, i686 -boost141-thread | src, i686 -boost141-wave | src, i686 -btrfs-progs | src, i686 -bzip2-libs | i686 -cairo | i686 -cairo-gobject | i686 -c-ares | i686 -celt051 | src, i686 -check | i686 -clamav-lib | i686 -cloog-ppl | src, i686 -cluster-glue-libs | src, i686 -libcollectdclient | i686 -compat-audit | src, i686 -compat-boost-date-time | src, i686 -compat-boost-filesystem | src, i686 -compat-boost-graph | src, i686 -compat-boost-iostreams | src, i686 -compat-boost-program-options | src, i686 -compat-boost-python | src, i686 -compat-boost-regex | src, i686 -compat-boost-serialization | src, i686 -compat-boost-signals | src, i686 -compat-boost-system | src, i686 -compat-boost-test | src, i686 -compat-boost-thread | src, i686 -compat-boost-wave | src, i686 -compat-expat1 | src, i686 -compat-libstdc++-33 | src, i686 -compat-gmp4 | src, i686 -compat-ImageMagick | src, i686 -compat-iptables | src, i686 -compat-libcap1 | src, i686 -compat-libevent | src, i686 -compat-libffi5 | src, i686 -compat-libicu4 | src, i686 -compat-libmpc0 | src, i686 -compat-libtermcap | src, i686 -compat-libtiff3 | src, i686 -compat-mpfr2 | src, i686 -compat-openldap | src, i686 -compat-protobuf | src, i686 -compat-readline5 | src, i686 -corosynclib | i686 -cppunit | i686 -cracklib | i686 -createrepo_c-libs | i686 -cryptsetup-libs | i686 -CUnit | i686 -cups-libs | i686 -libcurl | i686 -cyrus-sasl-gssapi | i686 -cyrus-sasl-ldap | i686 -cyrus-sasl-lib | i686 -cyrus-sasl-md5 | i686 -cyrus-sasl-ntlm | i686 -cyrus-sasl-plain | i686 -cyrus-sasl-sql | i686 -db4 | src, i686 -dbus-libs | i686 -dbus-glib | i686 -device-mapper-multipath-libs | i686 -dialog | i686 -libbasicobjects | i686 -libcollection | i686 -libdhash | i686 -libini_config | i686 -libpath_utils | i686 -libref_array | i686 -dmraid | i686 -dyninst | i686 -e2fsprogs-libs | i686 -libcom_err | i686 -libss | i686 -ecryptfs-utils | src, i686 -elfutils-libelf | i686 -elfutils-libs | i686 -enchant | i686 -expat | i686 -fcgi-libs | i686 -fftw | i686 -file-libs | i686 -fipscheck-lib | src, i686 -flac | i686 -fontconfig | i686 -fontforge | i686 -freeglut | i686 -freetds | i686 -freetype | i686 -fuse-libs | i686 -gamin | src, i686 -ganglia | src, i686 -gc | i686 -libgcc44 | src, i686 -libobjc44 | src, i686 -libstdc++44 | src, i686 -libasan | src, i686 -libgcc48 | src, i686 -libmudflap | src, i686 -libstdc++48 | src, i686 -gcc64-gdb-plugin | src, i686 -libatomic | src, i686 -libcilkrts | src, i686 -libgcc64 | src, i686 -libgccjit | src, i686 -libgfortran | src, i686 -libgomp | src, i686 -libitm | src, i686 -libmpx | src, i686 -libquadmath | src, i686 -libsanitizer | src, i686 -libstdc++64 | src, i686 -gd | i686 -gdbm | i686 -GeoIP | src, i686 -geos | i686 -gettext-libs | i686 -ghostscript | i686 -giflib | i686 -glib2 | i686 -glibc | i686 -glibc-devel | i686 -glpk | src, i686 -gmp | i686 -gnutls | i686