# The zero CVE challenge: Can official Docker Hub images pass the test?

DevFeed: [The zero CVE challenge: Can official Docker Hub images pass the test?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-zero-cve-challenge-can-official-docker-hub-images-pass-the-test-13276.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/the-zero-cve-challenge-can-official-docker-hub-images-pass-the-test>)

Published: 2023-08-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Docker Hub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-hub.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [grype](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grype.md>)

Tags: [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-security.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cves.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-hub](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hub.md>), [docker-hub-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-hub-image.md>), [docker-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-images.md>), [grype](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/grype.md>), [image-cves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/image-cves.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

An analysis of ten widely used official Docker Hub images found that updating all operating-system packages reduced vulnerability counts by less than 6% on average. Approximately 98% of the vulnerabilities were associated with Debian-based packages, and the average image still had 225 vulnerabilities after updates.

## Source excerpt

Uncover the findings of the Zero CVE Challenge on Official Docker Hub Images, a step towards secure containerization.