The Kubernetes kubeadm.conf must have file permissions set to 644 or more restrictive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The Kubernetes kubeadm.conf contains sensitive information regarding the cluster nodes configuration. If this file can be modified, the Kubernetes Platform Plane would be degraded or compromised for malicious intent. Many of the security settings within the document are implemented through this file.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-242455r961863_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the permissions of kubeadm.conf to "644" by executing the command:
chmod 644 <kubeadm.conf path>