Linuxsecurity Integer Overflow Vulnerability in SUSE Google and Amazon Agents
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- •CVE-2026-63209 affects both google-osconfig-agent and amazon-cloudwatch-agent.
- •The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass validation and crash the process.
- •Patches have been released, and users are urged to update immediately.
SUSE has released patches for vulnerabilities in the google-osconfig-agent and amazon-cloudwatch-agent, both linked to CVE-2026-63209. This vulnerability involves a signed integer overflow in the s2.NewDict() function, allowing attackers to bypass validation and potentially crash the process. The flaw affects multiple versions of the agents, including google-osconfig-agent version 20260928.01 and amazon-cloudwatch-agent version 1.300073.0. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 7.5, indicating a high severity level. Users are urged to apply the patches immediately to mitigate risks. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 29, 2026, and is currently not reported as. The updates are available for various SUSE Linux Enterprise versions and public cloud modules.
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