Rule version CNTR-MK-001180 · STIG v2 · 2024-08-27
Running docker CLI commands remotely with a client trust bundle ensures that authentication and role permissions are checked for the command.
Using --privileged option or --user option in docker exec gives extended Linux capabilities to the command. Do not run docker exec with the --privileged or --user options, especially when running containers with dropped capabilities or with enhanced restrictions. By default, docker exec command runs without --privileged or --user options.
The host OS must be locked down so that only authorized users with a client bundle can access docker commands.
To ensure that no commands with privilege or user authorizations are present via CLI:
Linux: As a trusted user on the host operating system, use the below command to filter out docker exec commands that used --privileged or --user option.
sudo ausearch -k docker | grep exec | grep privileged | grep user
If there are any in the output, then this is a finding.
Docker CLI command must only be run with a client bundle and must not use --privileged or --user option.
Refer to https://docs.mirantis.com/mke/3.7/ops/access-cluster/client-bundle/configure-client-bundle.html?highlight=client%20bundle.