A new vulnerability that impacts Alpine Docker images was published last week. The vulnerability is due to the ‘root’ user password which is set, by default, to NULL on Alpine Docker images from version 3.3 or higher.

A few days ago, Docker discovered that a database holding the credentials of some 190,000 Docker Hub accounts was exposed to unauthorized access (about 5% of all Docker Hub accounts). We’ve been getting questions from customers on this, so I wanted to set the record straight on what we know and what we recommend …

Yesterday it was disclosed that a new high severity (CVSS score 7.2) vulnerability (CVE-2019-5736) was found in runc, that allows an attacker to potentially compromise the container host. Patches are already available from most providers (see below). Aqua customers can also prevent this vulnerability from being …

While Docker provides an efficient development and deployment environment, compromised Docker components can infect your entire infrastructure. Docker containers can be used as an access point to other containers and host systems. This cheat sheet lists the unique issues posed by Docker containers, how to safeguard …

A few weeks ago we released Aqua MicroScanner, a free vulnerability scanner that you can embed into the dockerfile and automate scanning during image build.

Last week, Michael Hanselmann published details of a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-8115) that impacts Docker for Windows. As he described it: “Docker for Windows uses the Windows Host Compute Service Shim published and maintained by Microsoft. Its use of Go's “filepath.Join” function with …

In a previous post, we explored six tools for storing data for Docker containers. Another challenge in container environments is getting containers to network in a consistent and secure manner - especially as container workloads may appear on different hosts as applications scale out, then disappear when they’re …

In late 2016 we enlisted the help of security analysts and thought leaders Securosis to perform an in-depth best practices analysis of what companies should do to build a security program around containers. In the 14 months that passed, many things have evolved in the container (and now, cloud-native) ecosystem. So …

Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) are two of the biggest trends in software development. As companies move to release higher quality software at a faster pace, developers and engineers need new approaches to building, testing, and delivering products. As a result, many companies are turning to …

This isn't a story about a Docker vulnerability; it's a story about how hackers are looking for unsecured Docker deployments where they can mine cryptocurrency. You shouldn't leave your Docker daemon unsecured  any more than you would leave your mail server unsecured.

We’ve heard many accounts of attempted …