Alpine Linux Package Manager Execution

No violationsstackroxlowruntime

Alert when the Alpine Linux package manager (apk) is executed at runtime

Rationale: Use of package managers at runtime indicates that new software may be being introduced into containers while they are running.
Remediation: Run `apk --purge del apk-tools` in the image build for production containers. Change applications to no longer use package managers at runtime, if applicable.

CategoriesPackage Management

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NIST SP 800-53 rev. 5: CM-7
PCI DSS 4.0: 2.2.4
SOC 2 2017 TSC: CC6.8

Generated artifacts

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alpine-linux-package-manager-execution.yaml

- rule: alpine-linux-package-manager-execution
  desc: Alert when the Alpine Linux package manager (apk) is executed at runtime
  condition: proc.name in ("apk")
  output: Process %proc.name executed by user %user.name (uid=%user.uid) in container %container.id image=%container.image.repository (policy=Alpine Linux Package Manager Execution)
  priority: NOTICE
  source: syscall
  tags:
    - stackrox-import
    - policy

IR (canonical)

{
  "id": "d63564bd-c184-40bc-9f30-39711e010b82",
  "name": "Alpine Linux Package Manager Execution",
  "description": "Alert when the Alpine Linux package manager (apk) is executed at runtime",
  "rationale": "Use of package managers at runtime indicates that new software may be being introduced into containers while they are running.",
  "remediation": "Run `apk --purge del apk-tools` in the image build for production containers. Change applications to no longer use package managers at runtime, if applicable.",
  "severity": "low",
  "categories": [
    "Package Management"
  ],
  "lifecycle": [
    "runtime"
  ],
  "eventSource": "deployment",
  "scope": [],
  "exclusions": [],
  "enforcement": {
    "failBuild": false
  },
  "expression": {
    "op": "criterion",
    "field": "process-name",
    "values": [
      "apk"
    ],
    "valuesOp": "or",
    "negate": false
  },
  "disabled": false
}

Original StackRox JSON

{
  "id": "d63564bd-c184-40bc-9f30-39711e010b82",
  "name": "Alpine Linux Package Manager Execution",
  "description": "Alert when the Alpine Linux package manager (apk) is executed at runtime",
  "rationale": "Use of package managers at runtime indicates that new software may be being introduced into containers while they are running.",
  "remediation": "Run `apk --purge del apk-tools` in the image build for production containers. Change applications to no longer use package managers at runtime, if applicable.",
  "disabled": false,
  "categories": [
    "Package Management"
  ],
  "lifecycleStages": [
    "RUNTIME"
  ],
  "eventSource": "DEPLOYMENT_EVENT",
  "exclusions": [],
  "scope": [],
  "severity": "LOW_SEVERITY",
  "enforcementActions": [],
  "policySections": [
    {
      "sectionName": "",
      "policyGroups": [
        {
          "fieldName": "Process Name",
          "booleanOperator": "OR",
          "negate": false,
          "values": [
            {
              "value": "apk"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "notifiers": [],
  "lastUpdated": null,
  "SORTName": "",
  "SORTLifecycleStage": "",
  "SORTEnforcement": false,
  "policyVersion": "1.1",
  "mitreAttackVectors": [
    {
      "tactic": "TA0011",
      "techniques": [
        "T1105"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "criteriaLocked": true,
  "mitreVectorsLocked": true,
  "isDefault": true,
  "source": "IMPERATIVE"
}