Docker Enterprise container health must be checked at runtime.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235827	DKER-EE-002770	SV-235827r627608_rule		Medium

Description
If the container image does not have an HEALTHCHECK instruction defined, use --health-cmd parameter at container runtime for checking container health. One of the important security triads is availability. If the container image being used does not have a pre-defined HEALTHCHECK instruction, use the --health-cmd parameter to check container health at runtime. Based on the reported health status, take necessary actions. By default, health checks are not done at container runtime.

Description

If the container image does not have an HEALTHCHECK instruction defined, use --health-cmd parameter at container runtime for checking container health. One of the important security triads is availability. If the container image being used does not have a pre-defined HEALTHCHECK instruction, use the --health-cmd parameter to check container health at runtime. Based on the reported health status, take necessary actions. By default, health checks are not done at container runtime.

STIG	Date
Docker Enterprise 2.x Linux/UNIX Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-39046r627606_chk )
Ensure container health is checked at runtime. via CLI: Linux: As a Docker EE Admin, execute the following command using a Universal Control Plane (UCP) client bundle: Run the below command and ensure that all the containers are reporting health status: docker ps --quiet \| xargs docker inspect --format '{{ .Id }}: Health={{ .State.Health.Status }}' If Health does not = "Healthy", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-39046r627606_chk )

Ensure container health is checked at runtime.

via CLI:

Linux: As a Docker EE Admin, execute the following command using a Universal Control Plane (UCP) client bundle:

Run the below command and ensure that all the containers are reporting health status:

docker ps --quiet | xargs docker inspect --format '{{ .Id }}: Health={{ .State.Health.Status }}'

If Health does not = "Healthy", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39009r627607_fix)
Run the container using --health-cmd and the other parameters, or include the HEALTHCHECK instruction in the Dockerfiles. Example: docker run -d --health-cmd='stat /etc/passwd \|\| exit 1' nginx