Missing Resource Limits

Description

Detects containers missing resource limits.

What Shoulder detects

Container is missing resource limits.

How to fix

Define resource limits for containers.

```yaml
resources:
  limits:
    memory: "256Mi"
    cpu: "500m"
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/kubernetes/cwe-400/missing-resource-limits

Applies to

Languages

📄 YAML

Frameworks

kubernetes

References

Documentation ↗ Learn about CWE-400

Scan for this issue

Detect with Shoulder CLI

npx @shoulderdev/cli trust --rule=kubernetes-missing-resource-limits .

Real-world examples

Known CVEs in the Resource Exhaustion vulnerability class that this rule helps detect.

body-parser denial of service