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Shared host PID namespace

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Id: kubernetes-shared-host-pid-namespace

Platform: Kubernetes

Severity: High

Category: Insecure Configurations

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Description

Containers should not share the host process ID namespace. If a Pod’s spec.hostPID is set to true, its containers run in the host’s PID namespace and can observe or interact with host processes, increasing the risk of privilege escalation and interference. This rule flags resources where spec.hostPID is true; the field should be false or undefined.

Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: security-context-demo
spec:
  hostPID: false
  securityContext:
    runAsUser: 1000
    runAsGroup: 3000
    fsGroup: 2000
  volumes:
    - name: sec-ctx-vol
      emptyDir: { }
  containers:
    - name: sec-ctx-demo
      image: busybox
      command: [ "sh", "-c", "sleep 1h" ]
      volumeMounts:
        - name: sec-ctx-vol
          mountPath: /data/demo
      securityContext:
        allowPrivilegeEscalation: false

apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
kind: Configuration
metadata:
  name: dummy-config
  namespace: knative-sequence
spec:
  template:
    spec:
      hostPID: false
      securityContext:
        runAsUser: 1000
        runAsGroup: 3000
        fsGroup: 2000
      volumes:
        - name: sec-ctx-vol
          emptyDir: { }
      containers:
        - name: sec-ctx-demo
          image: busybox
          command: [ "sh", "-c", "sleep 1h" ]
          volumeMounts:
            - name: sec-ctx-vol
              mountPath: /data/demo
          securityContext:
            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false

Non-Compliant Code Examples

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: security-context-demo
spec:
  hostPID: true
  securityContext:
    runAsUser: 1000
    runAsGroup: 3000
    fsGroup: 2000
  volumes:
    - name: sec-ctx-vol
      emptyDir: { }
  containers:
    - name: sec-ctx-demo
      image: busybox
      command: [ "sh", "-c", "sleep 1h" ]
      volumeMounts:
        - name: sec-ctx-vol
          mountPath: /data/demo
      securityContext:
        allowPrivilegeEscalation: false

apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
kind: Configuration
metadata:
  name: dummy-config
  namespace: knative-sequence
spec:
  template:
    spec:
      hostPID: true
      securityContext:
        runAsUser: 1000
        runAsGroup: 3000
        fsGroup: 2000
      volumes:
        - name: sec-ctx-vol
          emptyDir: { }
      containers:
        - name: sec-ctx-demo
          image: busybox
          command: [ "sh", "-c", "sleep 1h" ]
          volumeMounts:
            - name: sec-ctx-vol
              mountPath: /data/demo
          securityContext:
            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false