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Standards and References - Container Image Scanning with Grype

Industry Standards

NIST SP 800-190: Application Container Security Guide

  • Section 4.1: Image vulnerabilities - Recommends scanning images for known vulnerabilities before deployment
  • Section 4.2: Image configuration defects - Covers misconfigurations in container images
  • Recommends integrating vulnerability scanning into CI/CD pipelines

CIS Docker Benchmark v1.6

  • Rule 4.1: Ensure a user for the container has been created
  • Rule 4.6: Add HEALTHCHECK instruction to the container image
  • Rule 4.9: Ensure that COPY is used instead of ADD
  • Rule 4.10: Ensure secrets are not stored in Dockerfiles

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

  • RA-5: Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • SI-2: Flaw Remediation
  • CM-6: Configuration Settings
  • SA-11: Developer Security Testing and Evaluation

OWASP Container Security

  • VS-001: Vulnerability Scanning - Scan container images for known vulnerabilities
  • VS-002: SBOM Generation - Generate and maintain software bill of materials
  • VS-003: Base Image Selection - Use minimal, trusted base images

Vulnerability Databases

Database URL Update Frequency
NVD (National Vulnerability Database) https://nvd.nist.gov/ Continuous
GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories Continuous
OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities) https://osv.dev/ Continuous
Alpine SecDB https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/ Daily
Debian Security Tracker https://security-tracker.debian.org/ Daily

CVSS Scoring Reference

Severity CVSS v3.1 Score Recommended Action
Critical 9.0 - 10.0 Block deployment, immediate remediation
High 7.0 - 8.9 Block deployment in production
Medium 4.0 - 6.9 Track and remediate within SLA
Low 0.1 - 3.9 Accept risk or remediate in next cycle
None 0.0 Informational

Compliance Mappings

PCI DSS v4.0

  • Requirement 6.3.1: Identify and manage security vulnerabilities
  • Requirement 6.3.3: Update system components to address known vulnerabilities

SOC 2

  • CC7.1: To meet its objectives, the entity uses detection and monitoring procedures to identify changes to configurations that result in the introduction of new vulnerabilities

FedRAMP

  • RA-5(2): Update the vulnerabilities scanned within every 30 days prior to a new scan
  • RA-5(5): Implement privileged access authorization for vulnerability scanning activities