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ec2_securitygroup_not_used reports a security group as unused when it has zero attached network interfaces, is not referenced by a Lambda function, and is not referenced by another security group.

An AWS Batch compute environment keeps its security groups in its computeResources configuration, but a managed compute environment scaled down to zero instances has no running instance and therefore no ENI. The security group satisfies all three conditions and gets reported as FAIL even though detaching or deleting it would break the compute environment.

This was reported in January 2024 and could not be addressed at the time because the batch service was not covered yet. It is covered now, so the fix is straightforward.

Fix #3264

Description

Extends the Batch service with compute environments and consumes them from the EC2 check, mirroring the existing Lambda handling (awslambda_service.py collects VpcConfig.SecurityGroupIds into security_groups_in_use, and the check reads that set).

  • prowler/providers/aws/services/batch/batch_service.py
    • New BatchComputeEnvironment model (name, arn, region, security groups, subnets).
    • New _describe_compute_environments regional call, paginated, honouring audit_resources filtering and logging errors with the region.
    • New security_groups_in_use set populated from computeResources.securityGroupIds.
  • prowler/providers/aws/services/ec2/ec2_securitygroup_not_used/ec2_securitygroup_not_used.py
    • Adds sg_in_batch to the unused condition.
  • ec2_securitygroup_not_used.metadata.json
    • The Description enumerates the detection criteria explicitly, so Batch compute environment associations were added to it.

Two notes for reviewers:

  1. Scope. Batch is one instance of a broader pattern: any service that references a security group in configuration but only materialises an ENI while running produces the same false positive (EC2 launch templates, Auto Scaling launch configurations, App Runner VPC connectors, Redshift Serverless workgroups). This PR fixes the reported case only. Happy to open a follow-up issue tracking the wider pattern if you agree it is worth it.
  2. Extra API call. Importing batch_client into the check means any scan running ec2_securitygroup_not_used will initialise the Batch service and issue one additional DescribeComputeEnvironments call per region. This is the same tradeoff already accepted for Lambda. batch:DescribeComputeEnvironments is covered by the same managed policies that already allow the existing batch:DescribeJobDefinitions call, so no permission changes are required.

Steps to review

  1. Confirm the false positive is fixed by the check change: sg_in_batch in ec2_securitygroup_not_used.py.
  2. Confirm the Batch service follows the service conventions: pydantic model, __threading_call__, pagination, is_resource_filtered, logger.error in the except block.
  3. Run the tests:
pytest tests/providers/aws/services/batch tests/providers/aws/services/ec2/ec2_securitygroup_not_used

New coverage:

  • batch_service_test.py: compute environments described, no compute environments, UNMANAGED compute environment with no computeResources block, and audit_resources filtering.
  • ec2_securitygroup_not_used_test.py: a security group used only by a Batch compute environment now returns PASS, covered both with a mocked client and end to end against a moto-created compute environment. The five pre-existing tests were updated to patch batch_client.

To confirm the new tests are not vacuous, remove and not sg_in_batch from the check and re-run: exactly the two new check tests fail.

I also ran the surrounding suites — tests/providers/aws/services/ec2, tests/providers/aws/services/batch and tests/lib/check — with 4517 passing.

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  • This feature/issue is listed in the open issues or roadmap.prowler.com
  • Is it assigned to me, if not, request it via the open issues or Prowler Community Slack — requested on the issue, not assigned yet
  • I have reviewed the open pull requests and confirmed there is no existing PR that implements the same outcome

SDK/CLI

  • Are there new checks included in this PR? No
    • No new checks. One new API call (batch:DescribeComputeEnvironments) in an already-covered service; it falls under the same managed policies as the existing batch:DescribeJobDefinitions call, so no permission updates are needed.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Updated unused security group detection to recognize security groups associated with AWS Batch compute environments.
    • Prevented security groups used exclusively by Batch environments scaled to zero instances from being incorrectly flagged.
    • Avoided false positives when Batch environment details cannot be retrieved.
    • Improved discovery of Batch compute environments and their associated networking resources.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for managed, unmanaged, empty, and network-interface-free Batch compute environments.

A Batch compute environment keeps its security groups in configuration
while scaled down to zero instances, so no ENI exists to reveal the
association and ec2_securitygroup_not_used reported a false positive.

Describe compute environments in the Batch service and expose their
security groups through security_groups_in_use, mirroring the existing
Lambda handling.

Fix prowler-cloud#3264
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The Batch service now discovers compute environments and tracks their security groups. The EC2 unused-security-group check treats those groups as used, including environments scaled to zero instances. Tests cover discovery, filtering, lookup failures, associations, and integration behavior.

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Batch security-group usage

Layer / File(s) Summary
Batch compute-environment discovery
prowler/providers/aws/services/batch/batch_service.py, tests/providers/aws/services/batch/batch_service_test.py
The Batch service models and discovers compute environments, stores network metadata, tracks referenced security groups, records failed regions, and tests pagination, filtering, empty results, access denial, and unmanaged environments.
Security-group usage evaluation
prowler/providers/aws/services/ec2/ec2_securitygroup_not_used/*, tests/providers/aws/services/ec2/ec2_securitygroup_not_used/*, prowler/changelog.d/*
The EC2 check includes Batch associations when evaluating usage and preserves a passing result when Batch lookup fails. Tests cover mocked and Moto-backed Batch environments, including environments without network interfaces.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9c5ea

A Batch API failure can make configured security groups appear unused and produce false failure findings, so the change is not merge-ready until this error path is fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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Suggested reviewers: danibarranqueroo

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SecurityGroupCheck
  participant BatchService
  participant AWSBatchAPI
  participant EC2Service
  SecurityGroupCheck->>BatchService: Read tracked security groups
  BatchService->>AWSBatchAPI: DescribeComputeEnvironments
  AWSBatchAPI-->>BatchService: Return compute environments or record failed region
  SecurityGroupCheck->>EC2Service: Check other security-group usage
  SecurityGroupCheck-->>SecurityGroupCheck: Exclude Batch-associated groups from unused findings
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: treating security groups on AWS Batch compute environments as used.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers context, issue reference, implementation details, review steps, tests, checklist items, and license confirmation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #3264 by preventing false positives for security groups associated with AWS Batch compute environments.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code, metadata, changelog, and tests directly support AWS Batch security-group detection and the linked issue.
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In `@prowler/providers/aws/services/batch/batch_service.py`:
- Around line 130-133: Update the Batch discovery error path around
DescribeComputeEnvironments to record the affected region as failed, then make
the EC2 unused-security-group check suppress findings for those regions until
discovery succeeds. Add coverage simulating AccessDeniedException and verify no
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…y fails

Listing compute environments can fail for a region, typically when
batch:DescribeComputeEnvironments is denied. An empty result then means
the security group associations are unknown, not absent, and reporting a
group as unused would be a guess.

Track the affected regions in the Batch service and skip security groups
in those regions in ec2_securitygroup_not_used unless another signal
already proves the group is in use.

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In
`@prowler/providers/aws/services/ec2/ec2_securitygroup_not_used/ec2_securitygroup_not_used.py`:
- Around line 39-43: Update the Batch lookup-failure branch in the
security-group report flow so it appends the current report instead of
continuing without output; retain the default PASS status and set
status_extended to clearly state that Batch usage could not be verified for the
region. Adjust test_ec2_sg_not_reported_when_batch_lookup_failed to expect one
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Dropping the finding hid the security group from the report entirely,
which loses the resource rather than explaining it. Keep the default PASS
and state that Batch usage could not be verified for the region.
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