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SYS_MODULE capability added
KSV-0120
Service: kubernetesSeverity: high
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The SYS_MODULE capability grants attackers the ability to install and remove kernel modules, posing serious security risks.
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To mitigate potential security risks, it is strongly recommended to remove the SYS_MODULE capability from 'containers[].securityContext.capabilities.add'. It is advisable to follow the practice of dropping all capabilities and only adding the necessary ones.
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# METADATA
# title: "SYS_MODULE capability added"
# description: "The SYS_MODULE capability grants attackers the ability to install and remove kernel modules, posing serious security risks."
# scope: package
# schemas:
# - input: schema["kubernetes"]
# related_resources:
# - https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/
# custom:
# id: KSV-0120
# long_id: kubernetes-no-sysmodule-capability
# aliases:
# - AVD-KSV-0120
# - KSV120
# - no-sysmodule-capability
# - kubernetes-no-sysmodule-capability
# severity: HIGH
# recommended_action: "To mitigate potential security risks, it is strongly recommended to remove the SYS_MODULE capability from 'containers[].securityContext.capabilities.add'. It is advisable to follow the practice of dropping all capabilities and only adding the necessary ones."
# input:
# selector:
# - type: kubernetes
# subtypes:
# - kind: pod
# - kind: replicaset
# - kind: replicationcontroller
# - kind: deployment
# - kind: deploymentconfig
# - kind: statefulset
# - kind: daemonset
# - kind: cronjob
# - kind: job
package builtin.kubernetes.KSV120
import rego.v1
import data.lib.kubernetes
default failCapsSysModule := false
# getCapsSysAdmin returns the names of all containers which include
# 'SYS_ADMIN' in securityContext.capabilities.add.
getCapsSysModule contains container if {
container := kubernetes.containers[_]
container.securityContext.capabilities.add[_] == "SYS_MODULE"
}
deny contains res if {
output := getCapsSysModule[_]
msg := kubernetes.format(sprintf("container %s of %s %s in %s namespace should not include 'SYS_MODULE' in securityContext.capabilities.add", [getCapsSysModule[_], lower(kubernetes.kind), kubernetes.name, kubernetes.namespace]))
res := result.new(msg, output)
}