--- controls: version: "k3s-cis-1.24" id: 4 text: "Worker Node Security Configuration" type: "node" groups: - id: 4.1 text: "Worker Node Configuration Files" checks: - id: 4.1.1 text: "Ensure that the kubelet service file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletsvc; fi'' ' type: "skip" tests: test_items: - flag: "permissions" compare: op: bitmask value: "600" remediation: | Not Applicable. The kubelet is embedded in the k3s process. There is no kubelet service file, all configuration is passed in as arguments at runtime. scored: true - id: 4.1.2 text: "Ensure that the kubelet service file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletsvc; fi'' ' type: "skip" tests: test_items: - flag: root:root remediation: | Not Applicable. The kubelet is embedded in the k3s process. There is no kubelet service file, all configuration is passed in as arguments at runtime. scored: true - id: 4.1.3 text: "If proxy kubeconfig file exists ensure permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $proxykubeconfig; fi'' ' tests: bin_op: or test_items: - flag: "permissions" set: true compare: op: bitmask value: "600" remediation: | Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. For example, chmod 600 $proxykubeconfig scored: true - id: 4.1.4 text: "If proxy kubeconfig file exists ensure ownership is set to root:root (Automated)" audit: 'stat -c %U:%G $proxykubeconfig' tests: bin_op: or test_items: - flag: root:root remediation: | Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig scored: true - id: 4.1.5 text: "Ensure that the --kubeconfig kubelet.conf file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletkubeconfig; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletkubeconfig; fi'' ' tests: test_items: - flag: "permissions" compare: op: bitmask value: "600" remediation: | Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. For example, chmod 600 $kubeletkubeconfig scored: true - id: 4.1.6 text: "Ensure that the --kubeconfig kubelet.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)" audit: 'stat -c %U:%G $kubeletkubeconfig' tests: test_items: - flag: "root:root" compare: op: eq value: "root:root" set: true remediation: | Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. For example, chown root:root $kubeletkubeconfig scored: true - id: 4.1.7 text: "Ensure that the certificate authorities file permissions are set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)" audit: "stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletcafile" tests: test_items: - flag: "permissions" compare: op: bitmask value: "600" set: true remediation: | Run the following command to modify the file permissions of the --client-ca-file chmod 600 $kubeletcafile scored: true - id: 4.1.8 text: "Ensure that the client certificate authorities file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)" audit: "stat -c %U:%G $kubeletcafile" tests: test_items: - flag: root:root compare: op: eq value: root:root remediation: | Run the following command to modify the ownership of the --client-ca-file. chown root:root $kubeletcafile scored: true - id: 4.1.9 text: "If the kubelet config.yaml configuration file is being used validate permissions set to 600 or more restrictive (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c permissions=%a $kubeletconf; fi'' ' type: "skip" tests: test_items: - flag: "permissions" compare: op: bitmask value: "600" remediation: | Not Applicable. The kubelet is embedded in the k3s process. There is no kubelet config file, all configuration is passed in as arguments at runtime. scored: true - id: 4.1.10 text: "If the kubelet config.yaml configuration file is being used validate file ownership is set to root:root (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletconf; fi'' ' type: "skip" tests: test_items: - flag: root:root remediation: | Not Applicable. The kubelet is embedded in the k3s process. There is no kubelet config file, all configuration is passed in as arguments at runtime. scored: true - id: 4.2 text: "Kubelet" checks: - id: 4.2.1 text: "Ensure that the --anonymous-auth argument is set to false (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test $(journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | wc -l) -gt 0; then journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | tail -n1 | grep "anonymous-auth" | grep -v grep; else echo "--anonymous-auth=false"; fi'' ' tests: test_items: - flag: "--anonymous-auth" path: '{.authentication.anonymous.enabled}' compare: op: eq value: false set: true remediation: | By default, K3s sets the --anonymous-auth to false. If you have set this to a different value, you should set it back to false. If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, remove any lines similar to below. kubelet-arg: - "anonymous-auth=true" If using the command line, edit the K3s service file and remove the below argument. --kubelet-arg="anonymous-auth=true" Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.2 text: "Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test $(journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | wc -l) -gt 0; then journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | tail -n1 | grep "authorization-mode"; else echo "--authorization-mode=Webhook"; fi'' ' tests: test_items: - flag: --authorization-mode path: '{.authorization.mode}' compare: op: nothave value: AlwaysAllow set: true remediation: | By default, K3s does not set the --authorization-mode to AlwaysAllow. If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, remove any lines similar to below. kubelet-arg: - "authorization-mode=AlwaysAllow" If using the command line, edit the K3s service file and remove the below argument. --kubelet-arg="authorization-mode=AlwaysAllow" Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.3 text: "Ensure that the --client-ca-file argument is set as appropriate (Automated)" audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test $(journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | wc -l) -gt 0; then journalctl -m -u k3s | grep "Running kube-apiserver" | tail -n1 | grep "client-ca-file"; else echo "--client-ca-file=/var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/tls/request-header-ca.crt"; fi'' ' tests: test_items: - flag: --client-ca-file path: '{.authentication.x509.clientCAFile}' set: true remediation: | By default, K3s automatically provides the client ca certificate for the Kubelet. It is generated and located at /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/client-ca.crt scored: true - id: 4.2.4 text: "Verify that the --read-only-port argument is set to 0 (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: bin_op: or test_items: - flag: "--read-only-port" path: '{.readOnlyPort}' compare: op: eq value: 0 - flag: "--read-only-port" path: '{.readOnlyPort}' set: false remediation: | By default, K3s sets the --read-only-port to 0. If you have set this to a different value, you should set it back to 0. If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, remove any lines similar to below. kubelet-arg: - "read-only-port=XXXX" If using the command line, edit the K3s service file and remove the below argument. --kubelet-arg="read-only-port=XXXX" Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.5 text: "Ensure that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0 (Manual)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: test_items: - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}' compare: op: noteq value: 0 - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}' set: false bin_op: or remediation: | If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, set the following parameter to an appropriate value. kubelet-arg: - "streaming-connection-idle-timeout=5m" If using the command line, run K3s with --kubelet-arg="streaming-connection-idle-timeout=5m". Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: false - id: 4.2.6 text: "Ensure that the --protect-kernel-defaults argument is set to true (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: test_items: - flag: --protect-kernel-defaults path: '{.protectKernelDefaults}' compare: op: eq value: true set: true remediation: | If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, set the following parameter. protect-kernel-defaults: true If using the command line, run K3s with --protect-kernel-defaults=true. Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.7 text: "Ensure that the --make-iptables-util-chains argument is set to true (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: test_items: - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}' compare: op: eq value: true set: true - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}' set: false bin_op: or remediation: | If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, set the following parameter. kubelet-arg: - "make-iptables-util-chains=true" If using the command line, run K3s with --kubelet-arg="make-iptables-util-chains=true". Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.8 text: "Ensure that the --hostname-override argument is not set (Automated)" type: "skip" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: test_items: - flag: --hostname-override set: false remediation: | Not Applicable. By default, K3s does set the --hostname-override argument. Per CIS guidelines, this is to comply with cloud providers that require this flag to ensure that hostname matches node names. scored: true - id: 4.2.9 text: "Ensure that the eventRecordQPS argument is set to a level which ensures appropriate event capture (Manual)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf" tests: test_items: - flag: --event-qps path: '{.eventRecordQPS}' compare: op: eq value: 0 remediation: | By default, K3s sets the event-qps to 0. Should you wish to change this, If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, set the following parameter to an appropriate value. kubelet-arg: - "event-qps=" If using the command line, run K3s with --kubelet-arg="event-qps=". Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: false - id: 4.2.10 text: "Ensure that the --tls-cert-file and --tls-private-key-file arguments are set as appropriate (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: test_items: - flag: --tls-cert-file path: '/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/serving-kubelet.crt' - flag: --tls-private-key-file path: '/var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/serving-kubelet.key' remediation: | By default, K3s automatically provides the TLS certificate and private key for the Kubelet. They are generated and located at /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/serving-kubelet.crt and /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/serving-kubelet.key If for some reason you need to provide your own certificate and key, you can set the below parameters in the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml. kubelet-arg: - "tls-cert-file=" - "tls-private-key-file=" scored: true - id: 4.2.11 text: "Ensure that the --rotate-certificates argument is not set to false (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" audit_config: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $kubeletconf; then /bin/cat $kubeletconf; fi' " tests: test_items: - flag: --rotate-certificates path: '{.rotateCertificates}' compare: op: eq value: true - flag: --rotate-certificates path: '{.rotateCertificates}' set: false bin_op: or remediation: | By default, K3s does not set the --rotate-certificates argument. If you have set this flag with a value of `false`, you should either set it to `true` or completely remove the flag. If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, remove any rotate-certificates parameter. If using the command line, remove the K3s flag --kubelet-arg="rotate-certificates". Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.12 text: "Verify that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true (Automated)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" tests: bin_op: or test_items: - flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}' compare: op: nothave value: false - flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}' set: false remediation: | By default, K3s does not set the RotateKubeletServerCertificate feature gate. If you have enabled this feature gate, you should remove it. If using the K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, remove any feature-gate=RotateKubeletServerCertificate parameter. If using the command line, remove the K3s flag --kubelet-arg="feature-gate=RotateKubeletServerCertificate". Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: true - id: 4.2.13 text: "Ensure that the Kubelet only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers (Manual)" audit: "journalctl -m -u k3s -u k3s-agent | grep 'Running kubelet' | tail -n1" audit_config: "/bin/cat $kubeletconf" tests: test_items: - flag: --tls-cipher-suites path: '{range .tlsCipherSuites[:]}{}{'',''}{end}' compare: op: valid_elements value: TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 remediation: | If using a K3s config file /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, edit the file to set `TLSCipherSuites` to kubelet-arg: - "tls-cipher-suites=TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305" or to a subset of these values. If using the command line, add the K3s flag --kubelet-arg="tls-cipher-suites=" Based on your system, restart the k3s service. For example, systemctl restart k3s.service scored: false