Important
This release contains kernel 6.12.110 in Amazon Linux 2023 AMIs which might cause kernel panic on certain instances for kubernetes versions 1.31 to 1.35. See #2845
What's Changed
- fix(nvidia): only start fabric manager on hosts with an NVSwitch fabric by @aaithal in #2840
- fix(nvidia): replace /usr overlay mounts with reflink copies so dnf updates survive reboot by @kummatty in #2841
New Contributors
Full Changelog: v20260930...v20261003
AMI Details
| AMI Type | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.36 – 1.37) | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.33 – 1.35) | Source AMI Name (K8s 1.31 – 1.32) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.18-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 |
| AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.18-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-arm64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.1-arm64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
| AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.18-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.12-x86_64 | al2023-ami-minimal-2023.12.20260930.0-kernel-6.1-x86_64 |
Kubernetes 1.37
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.37-v20261003 | 1.37.0-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.37.0/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.37-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.37-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.37-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.37-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.18 | 6.18.51-120.163.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.36
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.36-v20261003 | 1.36.4-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.36.4/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.36-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.36-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.36-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.36-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.18 | 6.18.51-120.163.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.35
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.35-v20261003 | 1.35.8-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.35.8/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.35-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.35-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.35-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.35-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.110-135.202.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.34
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.34-v20261003 | 1.34.11-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.34.11/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.34-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.34-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.34-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.34-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.110-135.202.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.33
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.33-v20261003 | 1.33.13-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.33.13/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.33-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.33-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.33-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.33-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel6.12 | 6.12.110-135.202.amzn2023 | ||||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.32
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.32-v20261003 | 1.32.13-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.32.13/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.32-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.32-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.32-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.32-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel | 6.1.188-233.386.amzn2023 | — | 6.1.188-233.386.amzn2023 | ||
| kernel6.12 | — | 6.12.110-135.202.amzn2023 | — | ||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
Kubernetes 1.31
| AMI Names | Release version | Included artifacts |
|---|---|---|
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-nvidia-1.31-v20261003 | 1.31.14-20261003 | s3://amazon-eks/1.31.14/2026-09-27/ |
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-neuron-1.31-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-x86_64-standard-1.31-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-nvidia-1.31-v20261003 | ||
| amazon-eks-node-al2023-arm64-standard-1.31-v20261003 |
| Package | AL2023_x86_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_x86_64_NEURON | AL2023_x86_64_STANDARD | AL2023_ARM_64_NVIDIA | AL2023_ARM_64_STANDARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon-ssm-agent | 3.3.5226.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| aws-neuronx-dkms | — | 2.30.2.0-dkms | — | ||
| containerd | 2.2.7-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||
| efa | 3.3.0-1.amzn2023 | ||||
| ena | 2.17.2g | ||||
| kernel | 6.1.188-233.386.amzn2023 | — | 6.1.188-233.386.amzn2023 | ||
| kernel6.12 | — | 6.12.110-135.202.amzn2023 | — | ||
| nvidia-container-toolkit | 1.20.1-1 | — | 1.20.1-1 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (default) | 580.178.04 | — | 580.178.04 | — | |
| nvidia-kmod (latest) | 595.91.07 | — | 595.91.07 | — | |
| runc | 1.3.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ||||