---
names:
  full: "AWS ECS Fargate Service platform version is outdated"
  contextual: "Fargate Service platform version is outdated"
description: >
  Ensure that AWS ECS services running on Fargate are configured to use the
  LATEST platform version or the latest explicit version for their operating
  system. New deployments use the most current, stable runtime environment, which
  includes the newest features and security patches.
type: "COMPLIANCE_POLICY"
categories:
  - "RELIABILITY"
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-reliability/infrastructure-modernization"
  - "/frameworks/aws-fsbp-v1.0.0/ecs/10"
similarPolicies:
  awsSecurityHub:
    - name: "[ECS.10] ECS Fargate services should run on the latest Fargate platform version"
      url: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/securityhub/latest/userguide/ecs-controls.html#ecs-10"