[main](backport #41379) Document 8.15 memory usage regression as a kn…

…own issue. (#41380)

* Document memory usage regression as a known issue. (#41379)

(cherry picked from commit f8bd07d)

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* Fix conflicts

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Co-authored-by: Craig MacKenzie <craig.mackenzie@elastic.co>
(cherry picked from commit 1aa9ef6)

# Conflicts:
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CHANGELOG.asciidoc

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 === Beats version 8.15.3
 https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.2\...v8.15.3[View commits]
 
+==== Known issues
+
+*Affecting all Beats*
+
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+
 ==== Breaking changes
 
 *Filebeat*
@@ -54,6 +60,12 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.0\...v8.15.2[View commits]
 
 - Beats Docker images do not log to stderr by default. The workaround is to pass the CLI flag `-e` or to set `logging.to_stderr: true` in the configuration file. {issue}41118[41118]
 
+==== Known issues
+
+*Affecting all Beats*
+
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+
 ==== Bugfixes
 
 *Affecting all Beats*
@@ -73,7 +85,13 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.15.0\...v8.15.1[View commits]
 
 *Affecting all Beats*
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+- Beats stop publishing data after a network error unless restarted. Avoid upgrading to 8.15.1. Affected Beats log `Get \"https://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:443\": context canceled` repeatedly. {issue}40705{40705}
+=======
+- Beats Docker images do not log to stderr by default. The workaround is to pass the CLI flag `-e` or to set `logging.to_stderr: true` in the configuration file. 
 - Beats stop publishing data after a network error unless restarted. Avoid upgrading to 8.15.1. Affected Beats log `Get \"https://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:443\": context canceled` repeatedly. {issue}40705{40705}
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
+>>>>>>> 1aa9ef69d3 ([main](backport #41379) Document 8.15 memory usage regression as a known issue. (#41380))
 
 ==== Bugfixes
 
@@ -126,6 +144,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.14.3\...v8.15.0[View commits]
 *Filebeat*
 
 - The Azure EventHub input in Filebeat is not found when running on Windows. Please refrain from upgrading to 8.15. See {issue}40608[40608] for details.
+- Memory usage is not correctly limited by the number of events actively in the memory queue, but rather the maximum size of the memory queue regardless of usage. {issue}41355[41355]
 
 ==== Breaking changes