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V-242409CAT II — Medium severitySV-242409r960963_rule

Kubernetes Controller Manager must disable profiling.

Rule version CNTR-K8-000910 · STIG v2 · 2026-02-12

Discussion

Kubernetes profiling provides the ability to analyze and troubleshoot Controller Manager events over a web interface on a host port. Enabling this service can expose details about the Kubernetes architecture. This service must not be enabled unless deemed necessary.

Check

Change to the /etc/kubernetes/manifests/ directory on the Kubernetes Control Plane. Run the command: grep -i profiling *

If the setting "profiling" is not configured in the Kubernetes Controller Manager manifest file or it is set to "True", this is a finding.

Fix

Edit the Kubernetes Controller Manager manifest file in the /etc/kubernetes/manifests directory on the Kubernetes Control Plane. Set the argument "--profiling value" to "false".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-242409
Group title
SRG-APP-000141-CTR-000315
Rule ID
SV-242409r960963_rule
Check ID
C-45684r863824_chk
Fix ID
F-45642r863825_fix