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title: PSP with unrestricted access to host path
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# PSP with unrestricted access to host path

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `kubernetes-psp-with-unrestricted-access-to-host-path` 

**Platform:** Kubernetes

**Severity:** High

**Category:** Resource Management

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/policy/pod-security-policy/#volumes-and-file-systems)

### Description{% #description %}

PodSecurityPolicy should set `readOnly` to `true` for every entry in `spec.allowedHostPaths`. The `spec.allowedHostPaths` attribute must be defined and not null, and each allowed host path must include `readOnly: true`. Entries with `readOnly` undefined or set to `false`, or a missing `spec.allowedHostPaths`, are reported.

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
apiVersion: policy/v1beta1
kind: PodSecurityPolicy
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  hostIPC: false
  allowedHostPaths:
    - pathPrefix: "/foo"
      readOnly: true
  runAsUser:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  seLinux:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  supplementalGroups:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  fsGroup:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
apiVersion: policy/v1beta1
kind: PodSecurityPolicy
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  hostIPC: false
  runAsUser:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  seLinux:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  supplementalGroups:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  fsGroup:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
```

```yaml
apiVersion: policy/v1beta1
kind: PodSecurityPolicy
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  hostIPC: false
  allowedHostPaths:
  - pathPrefix: /dev
  runAsUser:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  seLinux:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  supplementalGroups:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  fsGroup:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
```

```yaml
apiVersion: policy/v1beta1
kind: PodSecurityPolicy
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  hostIPC: false
  allowedHostPaths:
  - pathPrefix: /etc
    readOnly: true
  - pathPrefix: /dev
    readOnly: false
  runAsUser:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  seLinux:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  supplementalGroups:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
  fsGroup:
    rule: 'RunAsAny'
```