# Can auto-patched container images pass the zero CVE challenge?

DevFeed: [Can auto-patched container images pass the zero CVE challenge?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/can-auto-patched-container-images-pass-the-zero-cve-challenge-12914.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/can-auto-patched-container-images-pass-the-zero-cve-challenge>)

Published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [grype](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grype.md>), [trivy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trivy.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [grype](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/grype.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [trivy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trivy.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines whether auto-patching can reduce vulnerabilities in container images. An experiment involving 20 popular images found that copacetic reduced CVEs by an average of 8%, while manually updating packages reduced them by 9%. Chainguard Images reduced CVEs by 99% in the reported comparison.

## Source excerpt

Discover how Chainguard surpasses copacetic in the zero-CVE challenge. Ensure vulnerability-free deployments with our Chainguard Images.