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Container has no CPU limit Affecting Deployment service in Kubernetes

Severity

0.0
low
0
10
    Severity Framework
    Snyk CCSS
    Rule category
    Containers / Best Practices

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CC-00609
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Description

CPU limits can prevent containers from consuming valuable compute time for no benefit (e.g. inefficient code) that might lead to unnecessary costs. It is advisable to also configure CPU requests to ensure application stability.

How to fix?

Add resources.limits.cpu field with required CPU limit value.

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