SUSE-SU-2026:4662-1: important: Security update for amazon-cloudwatch-agent

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# Security update for amazon-cloudwatch-agent

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4662-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-14T11:33:41Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1283594

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-63209

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-63209 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-63209 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-63209 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for amazon-cloudwatch-agent fixes the following issue:

  * CVE-2026-63209: github.com/klauspost/compress: signed integer overflow in
    s2.NewDict() allows an attacker to bypass repeat index validation and cause
    a process crash (bsc#1283594).

Changes for amazon-cloudwatch-agent:

Update to version 1.300073.0

  * [Agent] Add Google Cloud support for GCE and GKE by @jefchien in (#2255),
    (#2258) and (#2260)
  * [Agent] Add opt-in self-telemetry endpoint for agent metrics by @movence in
    (#2246)
  * [ContainerInsights] Add KEDA and Karpenter metrics scraping by @Paamicky in
    (#2250)
  * [ContainerInsights] Add watch_replicaset toggle to disable the ReplicaSet
    informer by @movence in (#2246)
  * [Metrics/JMX] Format JVM metric units for Tomcat by @Paamicky in (#2235)
  * [ContainerInsights] Fix EKS OTel Container Insights log delivery and
    stabilize cluster-scoped metric identity by @sky333999 in (#2249)
  * [ContainerInsights] Only resolve cluster name when running in Kubernetes by
    @Paamicky in (#2259)
  * [Logs] Prevent high log throughput from stalling log collection while
    recording file read progress by @lorespiz in (#2253)
  * Update github.com/klauspost/compress to v1.18.7 (bsc#1283594,
    CVE-2026-63209)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP4-2026-4662

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-4662

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP5-2026-4662

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP6-2026-4662

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP7-2026-4662

## Package List:

  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300073.0-150400.9.18.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300073.0-150400.9.18.1
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300073.0-150400.9.18.1
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300073.0-150400.9.18.1
  * Public Cloud Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * amazon-cloudwatch-agent-1.300073.0-150400.9.18.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63209.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283594

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