TMA-KUBERNETES-1.1.7

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

HighLevel 1Automatedkubernetes

Description

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

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

set -f
f=""; for x in /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml; do if [ -e "$x" ]; then f=$x; break; fi; done
[ -n "$f" ] || exit 1
p=$(stat -Lc %a "$f") || exit 1
if [ $((0$p & 0177)) -eq 0 ]; then echo compliant; else echo "noncompliant: $f mode $p"; fi

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Shell command

shell

chmod u-x,go-rwx /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: kubernetescontrol-planeetcdfile-permissions
Reference: CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v2.1.0 - 1.1.7 Ensure that the etcd pod specification file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target kubernetes