Ensure that the etcd pod specification file ownership is set to root:root

HighLevel 1Automatedkubernetes

Description

Ensure that the /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml file ownership is set to root:root.

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 "$f" ] || exit 1
o=$(stat -Lc %U:%G "$f") || exit 1
if [ "$o" = "root:root" ]; then echo compliant; else echo "noncompliant: $f $o"; fi

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Shell command

shell

chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/manifests/etcd.yaml

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: kubernetescontrol-planeetcdfile-permissions
Reference: CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v2.1.0 - 1.1.8 Ensure that the etcd pod specification file ownership is set to root:root

Check this host

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

shell

tmaegis scan --target kubernetes