The container platform must prevent non-privileged users from executing privileged functions to include disabling, circumventing, or altering implemented security safeguards/countermeasures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-233162	SRG-APP-000340-CTR-000770	SV-233162r879717_rule		Medium

Description
Controlling what users can perform privileged functions prevents unauthorized users from performing tasks that may expose data or degrade the container platform. When users are not segregated into privileged and non-privileged users, unauthorized individuals may perform tasks such as deploying containers, pulling images into the register, and modify keys in the keystore. These actions can introduce malicious containers and cause denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and undermine the container platform integrity. The enforcement may take place at the container platform and can be implemented within each container platform component (e.g. runtime, registry, and keystore).

Description

Controlling what users can perform privileged functions prevents unauthorized users from performing tasks that may expose data or degrade the container platform. When users are not segregated into privileged and non-privileged users, unauthorized individuals may perform tasks such as deploying containers, pulling images into the register, and modify keys in the keystore. These actions can introduce malicious containers and cause denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and undermine the container platform integrity. The enforcement may take place at the container platform and can be implemented within each container platform component (e.g. runtime, registry, and keystore).

STIG	Date
Container Platform Security Requirements Guide	2023-11-30

Details

Check Text ( C-36098r601762_chk )
Review documentation to obtain the definition of the container platform functionality considered privileged in the context of the information system in question. Review the container platform security configuration and/or other means used to protect privileged functionality from unauthorized use. If the configuration does not protect all of the actions defined as privileged, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-36066r600974_fix)
Configure the container platform to security to protect all privileged functionality. Assigning roles that limit what actions a particular user can perform are the most common means of meeting this requirement.