kubeval VS trivy

I don't use it myself, but it seems what are you looking for. https://github.com/instrumenta/kubeval

1. Validate Using ValidKube, you can Validate your YAML files. It can help you fix the indentation also add, remove and rearrange things according to the actual YAML and Kubernetes schema. It is available as a open source repository as Kubeval . https://github.com/instrumenta/kubeval

The idea behind Validkube is to fuse together the capabilities of three other popular open-source projects (kubeval, kubectl-neat & trivy) and present them in a single view, providing users with a way to ensure YAML code hygiene and security, in one place, with just a few clicks of the button.

Kubeval - Well known, It only validates against the given Kubernetes Version but doesn’t provide a migration path

Kubeval and kubeconform are command-line tools that were developed with the intent to validate Kubernetes manifests without the requirement of having a running Kubernetes environment. Because kubeconform is based on kubeval, they operate similarly — verification is performed against pre-generated JSON schemas that are created from the OpenAPI specifications (swagger.json) for each particular Kubernetes version. All that remains to run the schema validation tests is to point the tool executable to a single manifest, directory or pattern.

4. Trivy: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy Trivy is a versatile tool that scans for vulnerabilities in your containers, and also checks for vulnerabilities in your application dependencies.

Trivy Owner/Maintainer: Aqua Security Age: First released on GitHub on May 7th, 2019 License: Apache License 2.0 backward-compatible with tfsec

Trivy. A Simple and Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner for Containers.

Using Trivy:

Trivy is a mature and comprehensive open source tool from Aqua Security that supports scanning multiple sources, from file systems to containers and VMs. Trivy also looks beyond vulnerabilities, to scan licenses, secrets, infrastructure as code misconfiguration, and more.

I would suggest to think about the thread model that you are facing so you can have a better mental model of the weak points of your environment. The very very big majority of these attacks will be automated probing for publicly known vulnerabilities or default credentials. That means the maintainers of the software you are running and the channels on which their updates are shipped to you and deployed are very important factors. For software that is not installed from a trusted and well maintained source (e.g. Ubuntus main repository), you want to make extra sure that vulnerabilities are updated. E.g. your deployed docker containers might contain security issues, you can run checks on these with tools like trivy. The same is also true for appliances, in case your router or firewall contains a software vulnerability, how will you be notified and how will the required updates be deployed?