Amazon Linux 2023 End of Life Date
Amazon Linux 2023 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Amazon Linux 2023 was released on March 1, 2023 and support is scheduled to end on June 30, 2029 — a planned supported lifespan of 6 years and 4 months, shorter than the 8 years and 9 months median for Amazon Linux releases. Its most recent patch is 2023.12.20260727.0, published August 4, 2026.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMI 2010.11 | 2010.11 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2011.09 | 2011.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2012.03 | 2012.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2012.09 | 2012.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2013.03 | 2013.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2013.09 | 2013.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2014.03 | 2014.03 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
| AMI 2014.09 | 2014.09 | Dec 31, 2023 | EOL |
What does Amazon Linux 2023 end of life mean?
When Amazon Linux 2023 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Amazon Linux 2023 past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Amazon Linux 2023 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.