Best practices

Kubernetes scheduler –profiling argument is not set to false

Risk Level

Informational (4)

Platform(s)
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Description

It was found that the argument --profiling in the Scheduler pod specification file is not set to False. Profiling is used to identify performence bottlenecks. When enabled, the feature can be exploited by a malicious actor to uncover system and program details.
  • Recommended Mitigation

    It is recommended to edit the Scheduler pod specification file on the master node and set the parameter ""False"" to the --profiling argument.