Profiling for API server should be disabled, if not needed
Set up the kubernetes integration.
Description
Disable profiling, if not needed.
Rationale
Profiling allows for the identification of specific performance bottlenecks. It generates a significant amount of program data that could potentially be exploited to uncover system and program details. If you are not experiencing any bottlenecks and do not need the profiler for troubleshooting purposes, it is recommended to turn it off to reduce the potential attack surface.
Audit
Run the following command on the master node:
ps -ef | grep kube-apiserver
Verify that the --profiling argument is set to false.
Edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml on the master node and set the below parameter. –profiling=false
Impact
Profiling information would not be available.
Default value
By default, profiling is enabled.
References
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/kube-apiserver/ 2. https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/profiling.md
CIS controls
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