ECS Task Definition Invalid CPU or Memory

• Query id: f4c9b5f5-68b8-491f-9e48-4f96644a1d51
• Query name: ECS Task Definition Invalid CPU or Memory
• Platform: CloudFormation
• Severity: Low
• Category: Resource Management
• URL: Github

Description

In ECS Task Definition of FARGATE launch type if you specify an invalid CPU or Memory value, you will receive an error
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Positive test num. 1 - yaml file

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: A sample template
Resources:
  ECSService:
    Type: AWS::ECS::Service
    DependsOn:
      - Listener
    Properties:
      Role:
        Ref: ECSServiceRole
      TaskDefinition:
        Ref: ECSTaskDefinition
      DesiredCount: 1
      LoadBalancers:
        - TargetGroupArn:
            Ref: TargetGroup
          ContainerPort: 80
          ContainerName: sample-app
      Cluster:
        Ref: ECSCluster
      LaunchType: FARGATE
  taskdefinition:
    Type: AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition
    Properties:
      ContainerDefinitions:
        - Name:
            Ref: "AppName"
          MountPoints:
            - SourceVolume: "my-vol"
              ContainerPath: "/var/www/my-vol"
          Image: "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample"
          Cpu: 256
          PortMappings:
            - ContainerPort:
                Ref: "AppContainerPort"
              HostPort:
                Ref: "AppHostPort"
          EntryPoint:
            - "/usr/sbin/apache2"
            - "-D"
            - "FOREGROUND"
          Memory: 4096
          Essential: true
      Volumes:
        - Host:
            SourcePath: "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
          Name: "my-vol"
  taskdefinition2:
    Type: AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition
    Properties:
      ContainerDefinitions:
        - Name:
            Ref: "AppName2"
          MountPoints:
            - SourceVolume: "my-vol"
              ContainerPath: "/var/www/my-vol"
          Image: "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample"
          Cpu: 100
          PortMappings:
            - ContainerPort:
                Ref: "AppContainerPort"
              HostPort:
                Ref: "AppHostPort"
          EntryPoint:
            - "/usr/sbin/apache2"
            - "-D"
            - "FOREGROUND"
          Memory: 4096
          Essential: true
      Volumes:
        - Host:
            SourcePath: "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
          Name: "my-vol"

Positive test num. 2 - json file

{
  "Resources": {
    "ECSService": {
      "DependsOn": [
        "Listener"
      ],
      "Properties": {
        "Role": {
          "Ref": "ECSServiceRole"
        },
        "TaskDefinition": {
          "Ref": "ECSTaskDefinition"
        },
        "DesiredCount": 1,
        "LoadBalancers": [
          {
            "TargetGroupArn": {
              "Ref": "TargetGroup"
            },
            "ContainerPort": 80,
            "ContainerName": "sample-app"
          }
        ],
        "Cluster": {
          "Ref": "ECSCluster"
        },
        "LaunchType": "FARGATE"
      },
      "Type": "AWS::ECS::Service"
    },
    "taskdefinition": {
      "Type": "AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition",
      "Properties": {
        "ContainerDefinitions": [
          {
            "Essential": true,
            "Name": {
              "Ref": "AppName"
            },
            "MountPoints": [
              {
                "SourceVolume": "my-vol",
                "ContainerPath": "/var/www/my-vol"
              }
            ],
            "Image": "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample",
            "Cpu": 256,
            "PortMappings": [
              {
                "ContainerPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppContainerPort"
                },
                "HostPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppHostPort"
                }
              }
            ],
            "EntryPoint": [
              "/usr/sbin/apache2",
              "-D",
              "FOREGROUND"
            ],
            "Memory": 4096
          }
        ],
        "Volumes": [
          {
            "Host": {
              "SourcePath": "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
            },
            "Name": "my-vol"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "taskdefinition2": {
      "Type": "AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition",
      "Properties": {
        "ContainerDefinitions": [
          {
            "Memory": 4096,
            "Essential": true,
            "Name": {
              "Ref": "AppName2"
            },
            "MountPoints": [
              {
                "SourceVolume": "my-vol",
                "ContainerPath": "/var/www/my-vol"
              }
            ],
            "Image": "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample",
            "Cpu": 100,
            "PortMappings": [
              {
                "ContainerPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppContainerPort"
                },
                "HostPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppHostPort"
                }
              }
            ],
            "EntryPoint": [
              "/usr/sbin/apache2",
              "-D",
              "FOREGROUND"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "Volumes": [
          {
            "Host": {
              "SourcePath": "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
            },
            "Name": "my-vol"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
  "Description": "A sample template"
}

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - yaml file

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: A sample template
Resources:
  ECSService:
    Type: AWS::ECS::Service
    DependsOn:
      - Listener
    Properties:
      Role:
        Ref: ECSServiceRole
      TaskDefinition:
        Ref: ECSTaskDefinition
      DesiredCount: 1
      LoadBalancers:
        - TargetGroupArn:
            Ref: TargetGroup
          ContainerPort: 80
          ContainerName: sample-app
      Cluster:
        Ref: ECSCluster
      LaunchType: FARGATE
  taskdefinition:
    Type: AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition
    Properties:
      ContainerDefinitions:
        - Name:
            Ref: "AppName"
          MountPoints:
            - SourceVolume: "my-vol"
              ContainerPath: "/var/www/my-vol"
          Image: "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample"
          Cpu: 256
          PortMappings:
            - ContainerPort:
                Ref: "AppContainerPort"
              HostPort:
                Ref: "AppHostPort"
          EntryPoint:
            - "/usr/sbin/apache2"
            - "-D"
            - "FOREGROUND"
          Memory: 512
          Essential: true
      Volumes:
        - Host:
            SourcePath: "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
          Name: "my-vol"

Negative test num. 2 - json file

{
  "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09",
  "Description": "A sample template",
  "Resources": {
    "ECSService": {
      "Properties": {
        "LoadBalancers": [
          {
            "TargetGroupArn": {
              "Ref": "TargetGroup"
            },
            "ContainerPort": 80,
            "ContainerName": "sample-app"
          }
        ],
        "Cluster": {
          "Ref": "ECSCluster"
        },
        "LaunchType": "FARGATE",
        "Role": {
          "Ref": "ECSServiceRole"
        },
        "TaskDefinition": {
          "Ref": "ECSTaskDefinition"
        },
        "DesiredCount": 1
      },
      "Type": "AWS::ECS::Service",
      "DependsOn": [
        "Listener"
      ]
    },
    "taskdefinition": {
      "Type": "AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition",
      "Properties": {
        "ContainerDefinitions": [
          {
            "PortMappings": [
              {
                "ContainerPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppContainerPort"
                },
                "HostPort": {
                  "Ref": "AppHostPort"
                }
              }
            ],
            "EntryPoint": [
              "/usr/sbin/apache2",
              "-D",
              "FOREGROUND"
            ],
            "Memory": 512,
            "Essential": true,
            "Name": {
              "Ref": "AppName"
            },
            "MountPoints": [
              {
                "SourceVolume": "my-vol",
                "ContainerPath": "/var/www/my-vol"
              }
            ],
            "Image": "amazon/amazon-ecs-sample",
            "Cpu": 256
          }
        ],
        "Volumes": [
          {
            "Host": {
              "SourcePath": "/var/lib/docker/vfs/dir/"
            },
            "Name": "my-vol"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}