Ensure that automatic runtime security updates are enabled for your Google Cloud functions in order to keep the functions secure and protected against vulnerabilities without manual intervention.
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Google releases security patches and maintenance updates after a period of stability testing. Google Cloud functions may apply updates to various parts of the execution environment, such as the Operating System (OS) or included packages. These updates help maintain a secure execution environment for your functions. With automatic runtime security updates, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) will automatically manage the security updates released for your function runtime environment.
Audit
To determine if automatic runtime security updates are enabled for your Google Cloud functions, perform the following operations:
Remediation / Resolution
To enable automatic runtime security updates for your Google Cloud functions, perform the following operations:
References
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Documentation
- Supported language runtimes and base images
- Configure automatic base image updates
- GCP Command Line Interface (CLI) Documentation
- gcloud projects list
- gcloud functions list
- gcloud functions describe
- gcloud functions deploy