ssm:DescribeInstancePatchStates is a Read access-level action in the ssm service. Grants permission to view status details about patches on a specified instance
ARNs that ssm:DescribeInstancePatchStates can be scoped to in an IAM policy.
Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ssm:DescribeInstancePatchStates.
Filters access by based on a tag key-value pair assigned to the AWS resource
Filters access by a tag key-value pair assigned to the Systems Manager resource
Filters access by based on a tag key-value pair assigned to the Systems Manager resource
A minimal policy that allows ssm:DescribeInstancePatchStates. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "AllowSsmDescribeInstancePatchStates",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "ssm:DescribeInstancePatchStates",
"Resource": "*"
}
]
}