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Configure the "securityContext.privileged" flag to organizational standards.


CONTROL ID
14641
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Configure "Kubernetes" to organizational standards., CC ID: 14528

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • Minimize the admission of privileged containers Description: Do not generally permit containers to be run with the `securityContext.privileged` flag set to `true`. Rationale: Privileged containers have access to all Linux Kernel capabilities and devices. A container running with full privileges can … (5.2.1, The Center for Internet Security Kubernetes Level 1 Master Node Benchmark, v 1.6.0)
  • Minimize the admission of privileged containers Description: Do not generally permit containers to be run with the `securityContext.privileged` flag set to `true`. Rationale: Privileged containers have access to all Linux Kernel capabilities and devices. A container running with full privileges can … (5.2.1, The Center for Internet Security Kubernetes Level 2 Master Node Benchmark, v 1.6.0)