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Ensure that the admission control plugin EventRateLimit is set
KCV-0010
Service: kubernetesSeverity: low
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Limit the rate at which the API server accepts requests.
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Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set the desired limits in a configuration file. Then, edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml and set the below parameters.
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# METADATA
# title: "Ensure that the admission control plugin EventRateLimit is set"
# description: "Limit the rate at which the API server accepts requests."
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["kubernetes"]
# related_resources:
# - https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/kubernetes
# custom:
# id: KCV-0010
# long_id: kubernetes-ensure-admission-control-plugin-event-rate-limit-is-set
# aliases:
# - AVD-KCV-0010
# - KCV0010
# - ensure-admission-control-plugin-event-rate-limit-is-set
# - kubernetes-ensure-admission-control-plugin-event-rate-limit-is-set
# severity: LOW
# recommended_action: "Follow the Kubernetes documentation and set the desired limits in a configuration file. Then, edit the API server pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-apiserver.yaml and set the below parameters."
# input:
# selector:
# - type: kubernetes
package builtin.kubernetes.KCV0010
import rego.v1
import data.lib.kubernetes
check_flag(container) if {
kubernetes.command_has_flag(container.command, "--enable-admission-plugins")
some i
output := regex.find_all_string_submatch_n(`--enable-admission-plugins=([^\s]+)`, container.command[i], -1)
regex.match("EventRateLimit", output[0][1])
}
check_flag(container) if {
kubernetes.command_has_flag(container.args, "--enable-admission-plugins")
some i
output := regex.find_all_string_submatch_n(`--enable-admission-plugins=([^\s]+)`, container.args[i], -1)
regex.match("EventRateLimit", output[0][1])
}
deny contains res if {
container := kubernetes.containers[_]
kubernetes.is_apiserver(container)
not check_flag(container)
msg := "Ensure that the admission control plugin EventRateLimit is set"
res := result.new(msg, container)
}