cyberstrikeus 4.2.5 Ensure that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0 (Manual)
Profile Applicability
- Level 1 - Worker Node
Description
Do not disable timeouts on streaming connections.
Rationale
Setting idle timeouts ensures that you are protected against Denial-of-Service attacks, inactive connections and running out of ephemeral ports.
Note: By default, --streaming-connection-idle-timeout is set to 4 hours which might be too high for your environment. Setting this as appropriate would additionally ensure that such streaming connections are timed out after serving legitimate use cases.
Impact
Long-lived connections could be interrupted.
Audit
Run the following command on each node:
ps -ef | grep kubelet
Verify that the --streaming-connection-idle-timeout argument is not set to 0.
If the argument is not present, and there is a Kubelet config file specified by --config, check that it does not set streamingConnectionIdleTimeout to 0.
Remediation
If using a Kubelet config file, edit the file to set streamingConnectionIdleTimeout to a value other than 0.
If using command line arguments, edit the kubelet service file /etc/kubernetes/kubelet.conf on each worker node and set the below parameter in KUBELET_SYSTEM_PODS_ARGS variable.
--streaming-connection-idle-timeout=5m
Based on your system, restart the kubelet service. For example:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl restart kubelet.service
Default Value
By default, --streaming-connection-idle-timeout is set to 4 hours.
References
CIS Controls
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| v8 | 10.5 Enable Anti-Exploitation Features - Enable anti-exploitation features on enterprise assets and software, where possible, such as Microsoft Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG), or Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP) and Gatekeeper. | * | * | |
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