cyberstrikeus Ensure that the Containerd socket file permissions are set to 660 or more restrictively (Automated)
Profile Applicability
- Level 1 - Docker - Linux
Description
You should verify that the Containerd socket file has permissions of 660 or are configured more restrictively.
Rationale
Only root and the members of the root group should be allowed to read and write to the default Containerd Unix socket. The Containerd socket file should therefore have permissions of 660 or more restrictive permissions.
Impact
None.
Audit Procedure
You should execute the command below to verify that the Docker socket file has permissions of 660 or more restrictive permissions
stat -c %a /run/containerd/containerd.sock
Remediation
You should execute the command below.
chmod 660 /run/containerd/containerd.sock
This sets the file permissions of the Containerd socket file to 660.
Default Value
By default, the permissions for the Containerd socket file is correctly set to 660.
References
None specified in benchmark.
CIS Controls
| Controls Version | Control | IG 1 | IG 2 | IG 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v8 | 3.3 Configure Data Access Control Lists - Configure data access control lists based on a user's need to know. Apply data access control lists, also known as access permissions, to local and remote file systems, databases, and applications. | ● | ● | ● |