SUSE-SU-2026:24265-1: important: Security update for amazon-ecs-init

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# Security update for amazon-ecs-init

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:24265-1  
Release Date: 2026-10-20T15:10:57Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1279042
  * bsc#1280679

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-84445
  * CVE-2026-89090

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-84445 ( 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-2026-84445 ( SUSE ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-84445 ( NVD ):  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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-89090 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-89090 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-89090 ( NVD ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-89090 ( NVD ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for amazon-ecs-init fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2026-84445: google.golang.org/grpc: DoS via crash due to missing
    ':authority' and 'Host' headers in gRPC-Go xDS servers (bsc#1279042).
  * CVE-2026-89090: github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream:
    malformed EventStream response frames containing a crafted header value type
    byte outside the valid range can cause the host process to terminate
    (bsc#1280679).

Changes for amazon-ecs-init:

  * Update to version 1.108.0
  * Enhancement - Add ECS-Init install pointer for non-Amazon Linux AMIs to
    README (#5161)
  * Enhancement - Remove direct docker run instructions from README (#5160)
  * Enhancement - Bump github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config from 1.28.1 to 1.33.6
    in /ecs-agent, /agent, and /ecs-init (#5159)
  * Feature - Enable IMDS IAM roles config resolution (#5154)
  * Enhancement - Bump github.com/containerd/containerd from 1.7.33 to 1.7.36 in
    /agent (#5155)
  * Enhancement - Bump github.com/containerd/containerd from 1.7.35 to 1.7.36 in
    /ecs-init (#5156)
  * Enhancement - Bump github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2 from 1.195.0 to
    1.334.0 in /ecs-agent and /agent (#5148)
  * Enhancement - Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.83.1 to 1.83.2 in /ecs-
    agent, /ecs-agent/daemonimages/csidriver and /agent (#5153) (bsc#1279042,
    CVE-2026-84445)
  * Enhancement - Bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/
    otlptrace/otlptracehttp from 1.43.0 to 1.45.0 in /agent (#5141)
  * Enhancement - IMDS credential scanner/refresher updates (#5145)

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1949

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1949

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (x86_64)
    * amazon-ecs-init-1.108.0-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * amazon-ecs-init-1.108.0-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84445.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-89090.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279042
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280679

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