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Access to host IPC namespace
KSV-0008
Service: kubernetesSeverity: high
OfficialBuilt-inVerified
Sharing the host’s IPC namespace allows container processes to communicate with processes on the host.
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prowler iac --checks KSV-0008Recommendation
Do not set 'spec.template.spec.hostIPC' to true.
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# METADATA
# title: Access to host IPC namespace
# description: Sharing the host’s IPC namespace allows container processes to communicate with processes on the host.
# scope: package
# related_resources:
# - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#baseline
# schemas:
# - input: schema["kubernetes"]
# custom:
# id: KSV-0008
# long_id: kubernetes-no-shared-ipc-namespace
# aliases:
# - AVD-KSV-0008
# - KSV008
# - no-shared-ipc-namespace
# - kubernetes-no-shared-ipc-namespace
# severity: HIGH
# recommended_action: Do not set 'spec.template.spec.hostIPC' to true.
# input:
# selector:
# - type: kubernetes
# subtypes:
# - kind: pod
# - kind: replicaset
# - kind: replicationcontroller
# - kind: deployment
# - kind: deploymentconfig
# - kind: statefulset
# - kind: daemonset
# - kind: cronjob
# - kind: job
# examples: checks/kubernetes/host_ipc.yaml
package builtin.kubernetes.KSV008
import rego.v1
import data.lib.kubernetes
default failHostIPC := false
# failHostIPC is true if spec.hostIPC is set to true (on all resources)
failHostIPC if {
kubernetes.host_ipcs[_] == true
}
deny contains res if {
failHostIPC
msg := kubernetes.format(sprintf("%s '%s' should not set 'spec.template.spec.hostIPC' to true", [kubernetes.kind, kubernetes.name]))
res := result.new(msg, input.spec)
}