cis-aws-compute-2.10

DevOps & Security

Ensure unused ENIs are removed

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Ensure unused ENIs are removed

Description

Identify and delete any unused Amazon AWS Elastic Network Interfaces in order to adhere to best practices and to avoid reaching the service limit. An AWS Elastic Network Interface (ENI) is pronounced unused when is not attached anymore to an EC2 instance.

Rationale

Removing unused ENIs helps maintain a clean environment, reduces potential attack surface, and avoids reaching service limits.

Impact

Deleting an ENI is permanent. Ensure the ENI is truly unused before removal.

Audit Procedure

Using AWS CLI

Run describe-network-interfaces command:

aws ec2 describe-network-interfaces --region us-east-1 --output json --filters Name=status,Values=available --query "NetworkInterfaces[*].{ENI:NetworkInterfaceId}"

The command output should return an empty list if no unused ENIs exist.
If there is a list of ENI IDs then refer to the remediation below.
Repeat steps 1 - 3 to determine the current status for any other ENIs within the current region.

NOTE Repeat the audit process for all other regions used.

Using AWS Console

Login to EC2 using https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
On the left Click NETWORK & SECURITY, click Network Interfaces.
Select the ENI that you want to review.
Go to the Details tab.
Check the value set for the Status attribute.
If it says available, refer to the remediation below.
Repeat steps 3 - 6 to determine the current status for any other ENIs within the current region.

NOTE Repeat the audit process for all other regions used.

Expected Result

The CLI command should return an empty list, indicating no ENIs are in the available (unattached) state.

Remediation

Using AWS CLI

Run the delete-network-interface command with the ENI names collected above in the audit:

aws ec2 delete-network-interface --region us-east-1 --network-interface-id eni-1234abcd

This will remove the ENI that is not being used.
Repeat steps 1 - 2 for any ENIs within the current region.

NOTE Repeat the audit process for all other regions used.

Using AWS Console

Login to EC2 using https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
On the left Click NETWORK & SECURITY, click Network Interfaces.
Select the ENI that you want to remove.
Click 'Actions', then 'delete'.
Click Delete.
Repeat steps 3 - 5 any other ENIs listed in the audit within the current region.

NOTE Repeat the audit process for all other regions used.

Default Value

ENIs are not automatically cleaned up when detached from instances.

References

No specific references provided in the benchmark for this control.

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture		x	x
v7	11.1 Maintain Standard Security Configurations for Network Devices		x	x

Profile

Level 1 | Manual