TMA-DOCKER-5.24
Ensure that docker exec commands are not used with the user=root option
Description
You should not use docker exec with the --user=root option. Using the --user=root option in a docker exec command, executes it within the container as the root user. This could potentially be insecure, particularly when you are running containers with reduced capabilities or ... Reported as a manual review item: the audit needs a site-specific judgement.
Méthode de vérification
Méthode d'audit: Revue manuelle
Cette recommandation ne peut pas être vérifiée automatiquement. Une analyse la liste avec ces instructions lorsque vous passez --include-manual.
If you have auditing enabled as recommended in Section 1, you can use the command below to filter out docker exec commands that use the --user=root option. ausearch -k docker | grep exec | grep user Expected state: You should not use the --user=root option in docker exec commands.
Méthode de correction
Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure
You should not use the --user=root option in docker exec commands.
Propriétés
- Systèmes d'exploitation
- Tous
- Étiquettes
- dockermanual
- Référence
- CIS Docker Benchmark v1.9.0 - 5.24 Ensure that docker exec commands are not used with the user=root option