Kubernetes must separate user functionality.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-242417	CNTR-K8-001360	SV-242417r879631_rule		Medium

Description
Separating user functionality from management functionality is a requirement for all the components within the Kubernetes Control Plane. Without the separation, users may have access to management functions that can degrade the Kubernetes architecture and the services being offered, and can offer a method to bypass testing and validation of functions before introduced into a production environment.

Description

Separating user functionality from management functionality is a requirement for all the components within the Kubernetes Control Plane. Without the separation, users may have access to management functions that can degrade the Kubernetes architecture and the services being offered, and can offer a method to bypass testing and validation of functions before introduced into a production environment.

STIG	Date
Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-20

Details

Check Text ( C-45692r863840_chk )
On the Control Plane, run the command: kubectl get pods --all-namespaces Review the namespaces and pods that are returned. Kubernetes system namespaces are kube-node-lease, kube-public, and kube-system. If any user pods are present in the Kubernetes system namespaces, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-45650r712606_fix)
Move any user pods that are present in the Kubernetes system namespaces to user specific namespaces.