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Profiling not set to false

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Id: kubernetes-profiling-not-set-to-false

Platform: Kubernetes

Severity: Low

Category: Observability

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Description

When using kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, or kube-scheduler, the --profiling flag should be set to false. If the flag is present and set to true, it is reported as an incorrect value. If the flag is missing on applicable components, it is reported as a missing attribute. The KubeSchedulerConfiguration document’s enableProfiling field must also be present and set to false.

Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-apiserver-amd64:v1.6.0
      command: ["kube-apiserver"]
      args: ["--profiling=false"]
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  labels:
    component: kube-controller-manager
    tier: control-plane
  name: kube-controller-manager-master-1
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: kube-controller-manager
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: kube-controller-manager
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-controller-manager-master-1
      command: ["kube-controller-manager","--profiling=false"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  labels:
    component: kube-scheduler
    tier: control-plane
  name: kube-scheduler-master-3
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-scheduler-master-1
      command: ["kube-scheduler","--profiling=false"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

Non-Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-apiserver-amd64:v1.6.0
      command: ["kube-apiserver"]
      args: ["--profiling=true"]
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: command-demo-1
  labels:
    purpose: demonstrate-command
spec:
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-apiserver-amd64:v1.6.0
      command: ["kube-apiserver"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  labels:
    component: kube-controller-manager
    tier: control-plane
  name: kube-controller-manager-master-3
  namespace: kube-system
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: kube-controller-manager
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: kube-controller-manager
  containers:
    - name: command-demo-container
      image: gcr.io/google_containers/kube-controller-manager-master-3
      command: ["kube-controller-manager","--profiling=true"]
      args: []
  restartPolicy: OnFailure