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If kube-proxy is running, ensure that the file ownership of its kubeconfig file is set to root:root.

Risk Level

Low

Address

Security

Compliance Standards

  • CIS Kubernetes

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

Using Console

Find the kubeconfig file being used by kube-proxy by running the following command: ps -ef | grep kube-proxy If kube-proxy is running, get the kubeconfig file location from the —kubeconfigparameter. To perform the audit: Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on each worker node. For example, stat -c %U:%G <path><filename> Verify that the ownership is set to root:root.

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