Event Information

Meaning

  • The System user interactive event in a Kubernetes cluster refers to an event where a system user, such as root or an administrator, interacts with the cluster.
  • This event could indicate potential security risks, as system users typically have elevated privileges and their actions should be closely monitored.
  • To investigate this event, you can use the kubectl get pods command to list all the pods in the cluster and check for any suspicious activities or unauthorized access by system users.

Remediation

To remediate the event “System user interactive” using the Python Kubernetes API, you can follow these steps:

  1. Identify the affected pod:

    • Use the kubectl get pods command to list all the pods in the cluster.
    • Look for the pod that triggered the “System user interactive” event.
    • Note down the name of the pod.
  2. Modify the pod’s security context to prevent interactive access and enforce best practices. This includes:

    • Ensuring the pod does not run as a privileged user.
    • Disabling privilege escalation.
    • Export the current configuration of the affected pod:
      kubectl get pod <pod-name> -o yaml > pod.yaml
    
    • Edit the pod.yaml file to update the securityContext section:
    spec:
    securityContext:
       runAsNonRoot: true
       allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
       capabilities:
          drop:
          - ALL
    
  3. Apply the Updated Configuration:

       kubectl apply -f pod.yaml
    

Note: Make sure to test the changes in a non-production environment before applying them to production.