AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-07-01 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md

Summary

Updated IAM policy change log with new permissions for AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy

Security assessment

Documents added IAM permissions (SetRulePriorities, DescribeIpamPools) and corrects policy references. No security vulnerabilities mentioned; routine policy updates without security implications.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md b/eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
index 54cce15fa..8cb869eda 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/security-iam-awsmanpol.md
@@ -541,0 +542 @@ Change | Description | Date
+Updated permissions to AWS managed policy: AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy. |  Added `elasticloadbalancing:SetRulePriorities`, `ec2:DescribeIpamPools` permissions in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy`. This allows Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to set priorities of the specified listiner rules for ALB and describe ipam pools respectively |  June 15, 2026  
@@ -545,2 +546,2 @@ Added permissions to AmazonEBSCSIDriverPolicy. |  Added new API action `ec2:Desc
-Added permission to AWS managed policy: AmazonEKSServiceRolePolicy |  Added `elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy` to allow Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to describe LoadBalancer |  April 27, 2026  
-Added permission to AWS managed policy: AmazonEKSServiceRolePolicy |  Added `elasticloadbalancing:DescribeCapacityReservation` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy` to allow Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to describe LoadBalancer capacity units |  April 20, 2026  
+Added permission to AWS managed policy: AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy |  Added `elasticloadbalancing:DescribeLoadBalancers` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy` to allow Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to describe LoadBalancer |  April 27, 2026  
+Added permission to AWS managed policy: AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy |  Added `elasticloadbalancing:DescribeCapacityReservation` permission in `AmazonEKSLoadBalancingPolicy` to allow Amazon EKS Auto Mode Controller to describe LoadBalancer capacity units |  April 20, 2026