kubevirt-virt-launcher
Kubevirt-Virt-Launcher Overview
Secure your stack with a hardened Kubevirt-Virt-Launcher image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
Kubevirt-virt-launcher is a daemon component that runs on Kubernetes worker nodes to manage the lifecycle of virtual machines. It handles VM process execution, resource allocation, and communication with the hypervisor (typically libvirt) to instantiate and control KVM-based virtual machines. Each VM running in the cluster has a corresponding virt-launcher pod that provides the runtime environment and manages the VM's underlying processes.
Technical Considerations
The Kubevirt-Virt-Launcher image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
Kubevirt-Virt-Launcher built by Minimus:
- Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
Terms & Info
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