os-patches-outdated: OS Patches - Outdated

2025-08-01 OS Patches PoC Public

Description

Ensure that the latest OS patches for ECS virtual machines (VM) instances are applied in order to mitigate security vulnerabilities and ensure optimal performance and stability.

PoC

id: os-patches-outdated

info:
  name: OS Patches - Outdated
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that the latest OS patches for ECS virtual machines (VM) instances are applied in order to mitigate security vulnerabilities and ensure optimal performance and stability.
  reference:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/alibaba-cloud/AlibabaCloud-ECS/apply-latest-os-patches.html
    - https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/security-center/user-guide/fix-software-vulnerabilities
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
  tags: cloud,devops,aliyun,alibaba,alibaba-cloud-config,ecs

variables:
  region: "cn-hangzhou"

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      aliyun sas DescribeVulList --Type cve --region $region

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '"RaspStatus":'
          - '"Type":'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        words:
          - '"TotalCount": 0'
          - '"VulRecords":'
        condition: and
        negative: true

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '" OS Patches are Outdated "'
# digest: 490a004630440220075d428a4f7bf677cfb89468182e7f1e917c233bd6df02a9df3e0bc705434aa502204af7cc4cfcff4b1cbdb9b876b678b263a1486cbb328c2045cd209970f6221e3a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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