C-0095 - Ensure that the controller manager pod specification file ownership is set to root:root
Prerequisites
Run Kubescape with host sensor (see here)
Framework
cis-v1.23-t1.0.1
Severity
Medium
Description of the the issue
The controller manager pod specification file controls various parameters that set the behavior of various components of the master node. You should set its file ownership to maintain the integrity of the file. The file should be owned by root:root
.
Related resources
What does this control test
Ensure that the controller manager pod specification file ownership is set to root:root
.
How to check it manually
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the Control Plane node. For example,
stat -c %U:%G /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-controller-manager.yaml
Verify that the ownership is set to root:root
.
Remediation
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the Control Plane node. For example,
chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-controller-manager.yaml
Impact Statement
None
Default Value
By default, kube-controller-manager.yaml
file ownership is set to root:root
.
Example
No example
Updated 9 days ago