Red Hat OpenShift
TMA-OPENSHIFT-1.1.16
Ensure that the Scheduler kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root
MediumLevel 1Manual reviewopenshift
Description
Ensure that the kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root. The benchmark marks this recommendation Manual.
How it is checked
Audit method: Manual review
This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.
The kubeconfig file for kube-scheduler is stored in the ConfigMap scheduler-kubeconfig in the namespace openshift-kube-scheduler. The file kubeconfig is referenced in the pod via hostpath and is stored in /etc/kubernetes/static-pod-resources/configmaps/scheduler-kubeconfig/kubeconfig with ownership root:root. Run the following command.
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Execute the chown command to remediate ownership and set it file ownership to root:root.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- openshiftcontrol-planefile-permissions
- Reference
- CIS Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Benchmark v2.0.0 - 1.1.16 Ensure that the Scheduler kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root