# Enforce against vulnerability sprawl with up-to-date images

DevFeed: [Enforce against vulnerability sprawl with up-to-date images](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/enforce-against-vulnerability-sprawl-with-up-to-date-images-13028.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/enforce-against-vulnerability-sprawl-with-up-to-date-images>)

Published: 2023-05-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [Docker Hub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-hub.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [docker-hub](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hub.md>), [hardened-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardened-images.md>), [image-scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-scanning.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>)

## AI overview

This article reports on a 60-day Chainguard analysis comparing vulnerability accumulation in six popular Docker Hub images with six equivalent Chainguard Images. It recommends frequent image rebuilds and minimal, hardened containers to reduce vulnerability sprawl, security risk, and triage effort.

## Source excerpt

60-day study by Chainguard reveals vulnerability differences in Docker Hub vs. Chainguard Images.