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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-06-13 · Documentation medium

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md

Summary

Replaced EKS add-on installation instructions with SELinux-focused setup guidance.

Security assessment

Change adds documentation about security-enhanced Linux (SELinux) configuration but doesn't address any specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
index 4012e1784..a55457c0f 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
@@ -239 +239 @@ Install the CloudWatch agent on on-premises servers
-Install the CloudWatch agent with the Amazon CloudWatch Observability EKS add-on or the Helm chart
+Set up the CloudWatch agent with security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)