The 2026.02.01 builds were producing (CentOS Stream 9) AMIs with insufficient space in /boot to support kernel patch-ups. While the resulting AMI was bootable and other RPMs could be updated, space in /boot was insufficient to support a second /boot/initramfs-* file, rendering EC2s launched from the AMI unable to be adequately secured.
Note: the build-jobs for the CentOS Stream 9 images were indicating a space problem
However, the EL9 version of dnf doesn't seem to declare %posttrans job-failures as fatal errors. As such, the builds complete, even though the resultant images are arguably broken.
Have attempted to contact Red Hat on the dnf issue via AWS (since the official, PAYG images for RHEL 9 include basic OS support).