Qualys Cloud Agent for Linux Intel Release 7.2.4

Limited Customer Release

November 19, 2025

With this release of Cloud Agent for Linux Intel, we are introducing the following new features and enhancements.

Control SwCA Installation

The Linux Intel Cloud Agent is upgraded to control the Software Composition Analysis (SwCA) installation. With this feature, you can control whether to install SwCA or to prevent it from downloading while installing or updating a Cloud Agent.

Run the following command to allow or prevent the SwCA binary download.

/usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh DisableSwcaPackageDownload={0|1}

Where, DisableSwcaPackageDownload is the parameter to control the SwCA binary download.

• Set DisableSwcaPackageDownload=0 to allow SwCA binary download.
• Set DisableSwcaPackageDownload=1 to prevent SwCA binary download.

By default, Linux Intel Cloud Agent downloads the SwCA binary. Set DisableSwcaPackageDownload=1 to prevent SwCA binary download.

Behavior Change

There are no behavior changes in this release.

Platform Coverage Support

There is no new platform coverage added in this release.

Issues Addressed

No notable and important issue are reported for this release.

Known Issues, Limitations, and Workarounds

There are no known issues or limitations in this release.