turbot/azure_compliance

Control: Kubernetes clusters should not allow container privilege escalation

Description

Do not allow containers to run with privilege escalation to root in a Kubernetes cluster. This recommendation is part of CIS 5.2.5 which is intended to improve the security of your Kubernetes environments. This policy is generally available for Kubernetes Service (AKS), and preview for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. For more information, see https://aka.ms/kubepolicydoc.

Usage

Run the control in your terminal:

powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.kubernetes_cluster_container_privilege_escalation_restricted

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe control run azure_compliance.control.kubernetes_cluster_container_privilege_escalation_restricted --share

SQL

This control uses a named query:

manual_control

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