C-0170 - If the kubelet config.yaml configuration file is being used validate permissions set to 600 or more restrictive

Prerequisites

Run Kubescape with host sensor (see here)

Framework

cis-v1.23-t1.0.1

Severity

High

Description of the the issue

The kubelet reads various parameters, including security settings, from a config file specified by the --config argument. If this file is specified 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 if the kubelet refers to a configuration file with the --config argument, that 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 each worker node. For example,

stat -c %a /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml

Verify that the permissions are 600 or more restrictive.

Remediation

Run the following command (using the config file location identied in the Audit step)

chmod 600 /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml

Impact Statement

None

Default Value

By default, the /var/lib/kubelet/config.yaml file as set up by kubeadm has permissions of 600.

Example

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