kube-bench/cfg/1.13/node.yaml

---
controls:
version: "1.13"
id: "2"
text: Worker Node Security Configuration
type: "node"
groups:
- id: "2.1"
  text: Kubelet
  checks:
  - id: 2.1.1
    text: Ensure that the --anonymous-auth argument is set to false (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "--anonymous-auth"
        path: '{.authentication.anonymous.enabled}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: false
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authentication: anonymous: enabled to
      false .
      If using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      --anonymous-auth=false
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.2
    text: Ensure that the --authorization-mode argument is not set to AlwaysAllow (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --authorization-mode
        path: '{.authorization.mode}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: nothave
          value: AlwaysAllow
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authorization: mode to Webhook.
      If using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_AUTHZ_ARGS variable.
      --authorization-mode=Webhook
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.3
    text: Ensure that the --client-ca-file argument is set as appropriate (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --client-ca-file
        path: '{.authentication.x509.clientCAFile}'
        set: true
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set authentication: x509: clientCAFile to
      the location of the client CA file.
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_AUTHZ_ARGS variable.
      --client-ca-file=<path/to/client-ca-file>
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.4
    text: Ensure that the --read-only-port argument is set to 0 (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "--read-only-port"
        path: '{.readOnlyPort}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: 0
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set readOnlyPort to 0 .
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      --read-only-port=0
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.5
    text: Ensure that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0 (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout
        path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: noteq
          value: 0
      - flag: --streaming-connection-idle-timeout
        path: '{.streamingConnectionIdleTimeout}'
        set: false
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set streamingConnectionIdleTimeout to a
      value other than 0.
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      --streaming-connection-idle-timeout=5m
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.6
    text: Ensure that the --protect-kernel-defaults argument is set to true (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --protect-kernel-defaults
        path: '{.protectKernelDefaults}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: true
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set protectKernelDefaults: true .
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      --protect-kernel-defaults=true
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.7
    text: Ensure that the --make-iptables-util-chains argument is set to true (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains
        path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: true
      - flag: --make-iptables-util-chains
        path: '{.makeIPTablesUtilChains}'
        set: false
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set makeIPTablesUtilChains: true .
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      remove the --make-iptables-util-chains argument from the
      KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.8
    text: Ensure that the --hostname-override argument is not set (Scored)
    # This is one of those properties that can only be set as a command line argument. 
    # To check if the property is set as expected, we need to parse the kubelet command 
    # instead reading the Kubelet Configuration file.
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin "
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --hostname-override
        set: false
    remediation: |
      Edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
      on each worker node and remove the --hostname-override argument from the
      KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.9
    text: Ensure that the --event-qps argument is set to 0 (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --event-qps
        path: '{.eventRecordQPS}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: 0
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set eventRecordQPS: 0 .
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
      --event-qps=0
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.10
    text: Ensure that the --tls-cert-file and --tls-private-key-file arguments are set as appropriate (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --tls-cert-file
        path: '{.tlsCertFile}'
        set: true
      - flag: --tls-private-key-file
        path: '{.tlsPrivateKeyFile}'
        set: true
      bin_op: and
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set tlsCertFile to the location of the certificate
      file to use to identify this Kubelet, and tlsPrivateKeyFile to the location of the
      corresponding private key file.
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file
      $kubeletsvc on each worker node and
      set the below parameters in KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS variable.
      --tls-cert-file=<path/to/tls-certificate-file>
      file=<path/to/tls-key-file>
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.11
    text: '[DEPRECATED] Ensure that the --cadvisor-port argument is set to 0'
    # This is one of those properties that can only be set as a command line argument. 
    # To check if the property is set as expected, we need to parse the kubelet command 
    # instead reading the Kubelet Configuration file.
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin "
    type: skip
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --cadvisor-port
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: 0
      - flag: --cadvisor-port
        set: false
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      Edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
      on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_CADVISOR_ARGS variable.
      --cadvisor-port=0
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: false

  - id: 2.1.12
    text: Ensure that the --rotate-certificates argument is not set to false (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --rotate-certificates
        path: '{.rotateCertificates}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: true
      - flag: --rotate-certificates
        path: '{.rotateCertificates}'
        set: false
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to add the line rotateCertificates: true.
      If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
      on each worker node and add --rotate-certificates=true argument to the KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS variable.
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.13
    text: Ensure that the RotateKubeletServerCertificate argument is set to true (Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: RotateKubeletServerCertificate
        path: '{.featureGates.RotateKubeletServerCertificate}'
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: true
    remediation: |
      Edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc
      on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_CERTIFICATE_ARGS variable.
      --feature-gates=RotateKubeletServerCertificate=true
      Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
      systemctl daemon-reload
      systemctl restart kubelet.service      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.1.14
    text: Ensure that the Kubelet only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers (Not Scored)
    audit: "ps -fC $kubeletbin"      
    audit_config: "cat $kubeletconf"
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: --tls-cipher-suites
        path: '{range .tlsCipherSuites[:]}{}{'',''}{end}'
        set: true
        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 Kubelet config file, edit the file to set TLSCipherSuites: to 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
      If using executable arguments, edit the kubelet service file $kubeletsvc on each worker node and set the below parameter.
      --tls-cipher-suites=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      
    scored: false

- id: "2.2"
  text: Configuration Files
  checks:
  - id: 2.2.1
    text: Ensure that the kubelet.conf file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletkubeconfig; then stat -c %a $kubeletkubeconfig; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "644"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "644"
      - flag: "640"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "640"
      - flag: "600"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "600"
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker
      node. For example,
      chmod 644 $kubeletkubeconfig      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.2
    text: Ensure that the kubelet.conf file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletkubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletkubeconfig; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: root:root
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: 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 $kubeletkubeconfig      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.3
    text: Ensure that the kubelet service file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c %a $kubeletsvc; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "644"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "644"
      - flag: "640"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "640"
      - flag: "600"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "600"
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker
      node. For example,
      chmod 755 $kubeletsvc      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.4
    text: Ensure that the kubelet service file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletsvc; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletsvc; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: 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 $kubeletsvc      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.5
    text: Ensure that the proxy kubeconfig file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c %a $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "644"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "644"
      - flag: "640"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "640"
      - flag: "600"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "600"
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker
      node. For example,
      chmod 644 $proxykubeconfig      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.6
    text: Ensure that the proxy kubeconfig file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $proxykubeconfig; then stat -c %U:%G $proxykubeconfig; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: 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 $proxykubeconfig      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.7
    text: Ensure that the certificate authorities file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)
    type: manual
    tests: {}
    remediation: |
      Run the following command to modify the file permissions of the --client-ca-file
      chmod 644 <filename>      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.8
    text: Ensure that the client certificate authorities file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletcafile; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletcafile; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: root:root
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: root:root
    remediation: |
      Run the following command to modify the ownership of the --client-ca-file .
      chown root:root <filename>      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.9
    text: Ensure that the kubelet configuration file ownership is set to root:root (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %U:%G $kubeletconf; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: root:root
        set: true
    remediation: |
      Run the following command (using the config file location identied in the Audit step)
      chown root:root $kubeletconf      
    scored: true

  - id: 2.2.10
    text: Ensure that the kubelet configuration file has permissions set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)
    audit: '/bin/sh -c ''if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %a $kubeletconf; fi'' '
    tests:
      test_items:
      - flag: "644"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "644"
      - flag: "640"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "640"
      - flag: "600"
        set: true
        compare:
          op: eq
          value: "600"
      bin_op: or
    remediation: |
      Run the following command (using the config file location identied in the Audit step)
      chmod 644 $kubeletconf      
    scored: true