C-0098 - Ensure that the etcd pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive

Prerequisites

Run Kubescape with host sensor (see here)

Framework

cis-v1.23-t1.0.1

Severity

Medium

Description of the the issue

The etcd pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml controls various parameters that set the behavior of the etcd service in the master node. etcd is a highly-available key-value store which Kubernetes uses for persistent storage of all of its REST API object. You should restrict its file permissions to maintain the integrity of the file. The file should be writable by only the administrators on the system.

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What does this control test

Ensure that the /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml file has permissions of 600 or more restrictive.

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 %a /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml

Verify that the permissions are 600 or more restrictive.

Remediation

Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the Control Plane node. For example,

chmod 600 /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml

Impact Statement

None

Default Value

By default, /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml file has permissions of 640.

Example

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