Control: 3.17 Ensure that the daemon.json file ownership is set to root:root
Description
You should verify that the daemon.json file individual ownership and group ownership is correctly set to root, if it is in use.
The daemon.json file contains sensitive parameters that could alter the behavior of the docker daemon. It should therefore be owned and group owned by root to ensure it can not be modified by less privileged users.
Remediation
If the daemon.json file is present, you should execute the command below:
chown root:root /etc/docker/daemon.json
This sets the ownership and group ownership for the file to root.
Default Value
This file may not be present on the system, and in that case, this recommendation is not applicable.
Usage
Run the control in your terminal:
powerpipe control run docker_compliance.control.cis_v160_3_17Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:
powerpipe loginpowerpipe control run docker_compliance.control.cis_v160_3_17 --shareSQL
This control uses a named query:
exec_ownership_root_root_daemon_json