Image vulnerability repair in a networked computing environment
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach to repair vulnerabilities (e.g., security vulnerabilities) in images (e.g., application images) in a networked computing environment (e.g., a cloud computing environment). Specifically, an image is checked for vulnerabilities using a database of known images and/or vulnerabilities. If a vulnerability is found, a flexible/elastic firewall is established around the image so as to isolate the vulnerability. Once the firewall has been put in place, the vulnerability can be repaired by a variety of means such as upgrading the image, quarantining the image, discarding the image, and/or generating a new image. Once the image has been repaired, the firewall can be removed.
1. A method for repairing image vulnerability in a networked computing environment, comprising:
identifying a first image in the networked computing environment having a vulnerability, the first image being identified based on a database of known vulnerabilities;
establishing a firewall around the first image and a second image, having a similar vulnerability to the first image, to isolate the vulnerability of the first image and the second image;
repairing the first image to remove the vulnerability, the repairing comprising at least one of: (a) upgrading the image, (b) quarantining the image, or (c) discarding the image and generating a new image; and
releasing the first image and the second image from the firewall.
2. The method of claim 1 , the image being an application image.
3. The method of claim 1 , the vulnerability being a security vulnerability.
4. The method of claim 1 , the database being populated based on at least one of:
updates, and defects that are published by enterprises owning products used and stored in the networked computing environment.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the database based on the repairing.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the networked computing environment comprises a cloud computing environment.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a service solution provider provides a computer infrastructure that performs the method for one or more consumers.
8. A system for repairing image vulnerability in a networked computing environment, comprising:
a bus;
a processor coupled to the bus; and
a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to:
identify a first image in the networked computing environment having a vulnerability, the first image being identified based on a database of known vulnerabilities;
establish a firewall around the first image and a second image, having a similar vulnerability to the first image, to isolate the vulnerability of the first image and the second image;
repair the first image to remove the vulnerability, the repairing comprising at least one of: (a) upgrading the image, (b) quarantining the image, or (c) discarding the image and generating a new image; and
release the first image and the second image from the firewall.
9. The system of claim 8 , the image being an application image.
10. The system of claim 8 , the vulnerability being a security vulnerability.
11. The system of claim 8 , the database being populated based on at least one of:
updates, and defects that are published by enterprises owning products used and stored in the networked computing environment.
12. The system of claim 8 , the memory medium further comprising instructions to update the database based on the repair.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the networked computing environment comprises a cloud computing environment.
14. A computer program product for repairing image vulnerability in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:
identify a first image in the networked computing environment having a vulnerability, the first image being identified based on a database of known vulnerabilities;
establish a firewall around the first image and a second image, having a similar vulnerability to the first image, to isolate the vulnerability of the first image and the second image;
repair the first image to remove the vulnerability, the repairing comprising at least one of: (a) upgrading the image, (b) quarantining the image, or (c) discarding the image and generating a new image; and
release the first image and the second image from the firewall.
15. The computer program product of claim 14 , the image being an application image.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media to update the database based on the repair.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the networked computing environment comprises a cloud computing environment.
18. The computer program product of claim 14 , the vulnerability being a security vulnerability.
19. The computer program product of claim 14 , the database being populated based on updates.
20. The computer program product of claim 14 , the database being populated based on defects that are published by enterprises owning products used and stored in the networked computing environment.