The --profiling argument is not set to false for API server misconfiguration detected in code

Rule Details

Cortex AppSec Rule ID	APPSEC_K8S_90
Category - Subcategory	Kubernetes - Native Security Controls
Provider	OTHER
Severity	LOW
Framework	Helm, Kubernetes, Kustomize

Impact

Disable profiling, if not needed.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.

How to Fix

Kind: Pod [source,go]

{ "apiVersion: v1 kind: Pod metadata: creationTimestamp: null labels: component: kube-apiserver tier: control-plane name: kube-apiserver namespace: kube-system spec: containers:

• command:
• • kube-apiserver
• • --profiling=false image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-apiserver-amd64:v1.6.0 ...", }

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