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hostPath volumes mounted
KSV-0023
Service: kubernetesSeverity: medium
OfficialBuilt-inVerified
According to pod security standard 'HostPath Volumes', HostPath volumes must be forbidden.
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prowler iac --checks KSV-0023Recommendation
Do not set 'spec.volumes[*].hostPath'.
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# METADATA
# title: "hostPath volumes mounted"
# description: "According to pod security standard 'HostPath Volumes', HostPath volumes must be forbidden."
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["kubernetes"]
# related_resources:
# - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#baseline
# custom:
# id: KSV-0023
# long_id: kubernetes-no-mounted-hostpath
# aliases:
# - AVD-KSV-0023
# - KSV023
# - no-mounted-hostpath
# - kubernetes-no-mounted-hostpath
# severity: MEDIUM
# recommended_action: "Do not set 'spec.volumes[*].hostPath'."
# 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/hostpath_volumes_mounted.yaml
package builtin.kubernetes.KSV023
import rego.v1
import data.lib.kubernetes
import data.lib.utils
default failHostPathVolume := false
failHostPathVolume if {
volumes := kubernetes.volumes
utils.has_key(volumes[_], "hostPath")
}
deny contains res if {
failHostPathVolume
msg := kubernetes.format(sprintf("%s '%s' should not set 'spec.template.volumes.hostPath'", [kubernetes.kind, kubernetes.name]))
res := result.new(msg, input.spec)
}