Container image tags should be specific and not use mutable tags like 'latest'.
apiVersion: rules.spotter.dev/v1alpha1
kind: SpotterRule
metadata:
name: spotter-supply-001
labels:
severity: "medium"
category: "supply"
annotations:
rules.spotter.dev/title: "Invalid Image Tag"
rules.spotter.dev/version: "1.0.0"
rules.spotter.dev/cwe: "CWE-829"
rules.spotter.dev/description: "Container image tags should be specific and not use mutable tags like 'latest'."
spec:
match:
resources:
kubernetes:
apiGroups:
- ""
- "apps"
versions:
- "v1"
kinds:
- Pod
- Deployment
- StatefulSet
- DaemonSet
- Job
- CronJob
namespaces:
include: ["*"]
exclude: ["kube-system", "kube-public"]
labels:
exclude:
rules.spotter.dev/ignore: ["true"]
cel: |
(object.kind == 'Pod' && has(object.spec.containers) && object.spec.containers.exists(c, has(c.image) && (c.image.endsWith(":latest") || !c.image.contains(":")))) ||
(object.kind != 'Pod' && has(object.spec.template.spec.containers) && object.spec.template.spec.containers.exists(c, has(c.image) && (c.image.endsWith(":latest") || !c.image.contains(":"))))
remediation:
manual: "Use a specific, immutable image tag or a digest to ensure that you are using the correct version of the image."
references:
- title: "Kubernetes Best Practices: Images"
url: "https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/"