The Kubernetes component manifests must be owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-242444 | CNTR-K8-003110 | SV-242444r961863_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The Kubernetes manifests are those files that contain the arguments and settings for the Control Plane services. These services are etcd, the api server, controller, proxy, and scheduler. If these files can be changed, the scheduler will be implementing the changes immediately. Many of the security settings within the document are implemented through these manifests. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-242444r961863_chk)
Review the ownership of the Kubernetes manifests files by using the command:
stat -c %U:%G /etc/kubernetes/manifests/* | grep -v root:root
If the command returns any non root:root file permissions, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-45677r712687_fix)
Change the ownership of the manifest files to root: root by executing the command:
chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/manifests/*