Amazon Linux: Releases, patches & end-of-life
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Lifecycle guide for Amazon Linux from Amazon

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-04-10

What is Amazon Linux?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementAmazon Linux ist ein Linux-Betriebssystem von Amazon Web Services (AWS). Es stellt eine sicherheistorientierte, stabile und hochleistungsfähige Ausführungsumgebung zur Entwicklung und Ausführung von Cloud-Anwendungen bereit. Amazon Linux 2 wird kostenlos bereitgestellt. AWS bietet fortlaufende Sicherheits- und Wartungsaktualisierungen für Amazon Linux.
 

The entire lifecycle of Amazon Linux

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Amazon Linux. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
Amazon Linux (Amazon) release, version and end-of-life information
XAmazon Linux (Amazon) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Amazon Linux (Amazon)
 

Facts and figures about Amazon Linux

Product
Amazon Linux
Vendor
Amazon
Latest version
2023
Number of releases
3
Number of versions
3
Number of unstable versions
0
Number of versions affected by CVE
-
 
 

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