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3.1.1 Ensure that the kubeconfig file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Automated)
note
This rule has been changed to automated, see Automated Rules for CIS Amazon EKS 1.1.0 for details.
Profile Applicability
• Level 1
Description
If kubelet is running, and if it is using a file-based kubeconfig file, ensure that the proxy kubeconfig file has permissions of 644 or more restrictive.
Rationale
The kubelet kubeconfig file controls various parameters of the kubelet service in the worker node. You should restrict its file permissions to maintain the integrity of the file. The file should be writable by only the administrators on the system.
It is possible to run kubelet with the kubeconfig parameters configured as a Kubernetes ConfigMap instead of a file. In this case, there is no proxy kubeconfig file.
Impact
None.
Audit
SSH to the worker nodes
To check to see if the Kubelet Service is running:
sudo systemctl status kubelet
The output should return Active: active (running) since..
Run the following command on each node to find the appropriate kubeconfig file:
ps -ef | grep kubelet
The output of the above command should return something similar to --kubeconfig /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig which is the location of the kubeconfig file.
Run this command to obtain the kubeconfig file permissions:
stat -c %a /var/lib/kubelet/kubeconfig
The output of the above command gives you the kubeconfig file's permissions.
Verify that if a file is specified and it exists, the permissions are 644 or more restrictive.
Remediation
Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on each worker node:
chmod 644 <kubeconfig file>