# # Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Draios Inc dba Sysdig. # # This file is part of falco. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. # - required_engine_version: 2 # Generally only consider audit events once the response has completed - list: k8s_audit_stages items: ["ResponseComplete"] # Generally exclude users starting with "system:" - macro: non_system_user condition: (not ka.user.name startswith "system:") # This macro selects the set of Audit Events used by the below rules. - macro: kevt condition: (jevt.value[/stage] in (k8s_audit_stages)) - macro: kevt_started condition: (jevt.value[/stage]=ResponseStarted) # If you wish to restrict activity to a specific set of users, override/append to this list. - list: allowed_k8s_users items: ["minikube", "minikube-user", "kubelet", "kops"] - rule: Disallowed K8s User desc: Detect any k8s operation by users outside of an allowed set of users. condition: kevt and non_system_user and not ka.user.name in (allowed_k8s_users) output: K8s Operation performed by user not in allowed list of users (user=%ka.user.name target=%ka.target.name/%ka.target.resource verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri resp=%ka.response.code) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # In a local/user rules file, you could override this macro to # explicitly enumerate the container images that you want to run in # your environment. In this main falco rules file, there isn't any way # to know all the containers that can run, so any container is # alllowed, by using a filter that is guaranteed to evaluate to true # (the event time existing). In the overridden macro, the condition # would look something like (ka.req.container.image.repository=my-repo/my-image) - macro: allowed_k8s_containers condition: (jevt.rawtime exists) - macro: response_successful condition: (ka.response.code startswith 2) - macro: kcreate condition: ka.verb=create - macro: kmodify condition: (ka.verb in (create,update,patch)) - macro: kdelete condition: ka.verb=delete - macro: pod condition: ka.target.resource=pods and not ka.target.subresource exists - macro: pod_subresource condition: ka.target.resource=pods and ka.target.subresource exists - macro: deployment condition: ka.target.resource=deployments - macro: service condition: ka.target.resource=services - macro: configmap condition: ka.target.resource=configmaps - macro: namespace condition: ka.target.resource=namespaces - macro: serviceaccount condition: ka.target.resource=serviceaccounts - macro: clusterrole condition: ka.target.resource=clusterroles - macro: clusterrolebinding condition: ka.target.resource=clusterrolebindings - macro: role condition: ka.target.resource=roles - macro: health_endpoint condition: ka.uri=/healthz - rule: Create Disallowed Pod desc: > Detect an attempt to start a pod with a container image outside of a list of allowed images. condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and not allowed_k8s_containers output: Pod started with container not in allowed list (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - list: trusted_k8s_containers items: [sysdig/agent, sysdig/falco, quay.io/coreos/flannel, calico/node, rook/toolbox, gcr.io/google_containers/hyperkube, gcr.io/google_containers/kube-proxy, openshift3/ose-sti-builder, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/logging-fluentd, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/logging-elasticsearch, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/metrics-cassandra, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/ose-sti-builder, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/ose-docker-builder, registry.access.redhat.com/openshift3/image-inspector, cloudnativelabs/kube-router, istio/proxy, datadog/docker-dd-agent, datadog/agent, docker/ucp-agent, gliderlabs/logspout] - rule: Create Privileged Pod desc: > Detect an attempt to start a pod with a privileged container condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.req.container.privileged=true and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (trusted_k8s_containers) output: Pod started with privileged container (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - macro: sensitive_vol_mount condition: > (ka.req.volume.hostpath[/proc*]=true or ka.req.volume.hostpath[/var/run/docker.sock]=true or ka.req.volume.hostpath[/]=true or ka.req.volume.hostpath[/etc]=true or ka.req.volume.hostpath[/root*]=true) - rule: Create Sensitive Mount Pod desc: > Detect an attempt to start a pod with a volume from a sensitive host directory (i.e. /proc). Exceptions are made for known trusted images. condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and sensitive_vol_mount and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (trusted_k8s_containers) output: Pod started with sensitive mount (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image mounts=%jevt.value[/requestObject/spec/volumes]) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark 1.7.4 - rule: Create HostNetwork Pod desc: Detect an attempt to start a pod using the host network. condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.req.container.host_network=true and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (trusted_k8s_containers) output: Pod started using host network (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: Create NodePort Service desc: > Detect an attempt to start a service with a NodePort service type condition: kevt and service and kcreate and ka.req.service.type=NodePort output: NodePort Service Created (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace ports=%ka.req.service.ports) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - macro: contains_private_credentials condition: > (ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws_access_key_id" or ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws-access-key-id" or ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws_s3_access_key_id" or ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws-s3-access-key-id" or ka.req.configmap.obj contains "password" or ka.req.configmap.obj contains "passphrase") - rule: Create/Modify Configmap With Private Credentials desc: > Detect creating/modifying a configmap containing a private credential (aws key, password, etc.) condition: kevt and configmap and kmodify and contains_private_credentials output: K8s configmap with private credential (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb configmap=%ka.req.configmap.name config=%ka.req.configmap.obj) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark, 1.1.1. - rule: Anonymous Request Allowed desc: > Detect any request made by the anonymous user that was allowed condition: kevt and ka.user.name=system:anonymous and ka.auth.decision!=reject and not health_endpoint output: Request by anonymous user allowed (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri reason=%ka.auth.reason)) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Roughly corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark, 1.1.12. In this case, # notifies an attempt to exec/attach to a privileged container. # Ideally, we'd add a more stringent rule that detects attaches/execs # to a privileged pod, but that requires the engine for k8s audit # events to be stateful, so it could know if a container named in an # attach request was created privileged or not. For now, we have a # less severe rule that detects attaches/execs to any pod. - rule: Attach/Exec Pod desc: > Detect any attempt to attach/exec to a pod condition: kevt_started and pod_subresource and kcreate and ka.target.subresource in (exec,attach) output: Attach/Exec to pod (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace action=%ka.target.subresource command=%ka.uri.param[command]) priority: NOTICE source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # In a local/user rules fie, you can append to this list to add additional allowed namespaces - list: allowed_namespaces items: [kube-system, kube-public, default] - rule: Create Disallowed Namespace desc: Detect any attempt to create a namespace outside of a set of known namespaces condition: kevt and namespace and kcreate and not ka.target.name in (allowed_namespaces) output: Disallowed namespace created (user=%ka.user.name ns=%ka.target.name) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Detect any new pod created in the kube-system namespace - rule: Pod Created in Kube Namespace desc: Detect any attempt to create a pod in the kube-system or kube-public namespaces condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public) output: Pod created in kube namespace (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Detect creating a service account in the kube-system/kube-public namespace - rule: Service Account Created in Kube Namespace desc: Detect any attempt to create a serviceaccount in the kube-system or kube-public namespaces condition: kevt and serviceaccount and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public) output: Service account created in kube namespace (user=%ka.user.name serviceaccount=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Detect any modify/delete to any ClusterRole starting with # "system:". "system:coredns" is excluded as changes are expected in # normal operation. - rule: System ClusterRole Modified/Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to modify/delete a ClusterRole/Role starting with system condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and (kmodify or kdelete) and (ka.target.name startswith "system:") and ka.target.name!="system:coredns" output: System ClusterRole/Role modified or deleted (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace action=%ka.verb) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # Detect any attempt to create a ClusterRoleBinding to the cluster-admin user # (exapand this to any built-in cluster role that does "sensitive" things) - rule: Attach to cluster-admin Role desc: Detect any attempt to create a ClusterRoleBinding to the cluster-admin user condition: kevt and clusterrolebinding and kcreate and ka.req.binding.role=cluster-admin output: Cluster Role Binding to cluster-admin role (user=%ka.user.name subject=%ka.req.binding.subjects) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: ClusterRole With Wildcard Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole with wildcard resources or verbs condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and (ka.req.role.rules.resources contains '"*"' or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains '"*"') output: Created Role/ClusterRole with wildcard (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - macro: writable_verbs condition: > (ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains create or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains update or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains patch or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains delete or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains deletecollection) - rule: ClusterRole With Write Privileges Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole that can perform write-related actions condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and writable_verbs output: Created Role/ClusterRole with write privileges (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules) priority: NOTICE source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: ClusterRole With Pod Exec Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole that can exec to pods condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and ka.req.role.rules.resources contains "pods/exec" output: Created Role/ClusterRole with pod exec privileges (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules) priority: WARNING source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # The rules below this point are less discriminatory and generally # represent a stream of activity for a cluster. If you wish to disable # these events, modify the following macro. - macro: consider_activity_events condition: (jevt.rawtime exists) - macro: kactivity condition: (kevt and consider_activity_events) - rule: K8s Deployment Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a deployment condition: (kactivity and kcreate and deployment and response_successful) output: K8s Deployment Created (user=%ka.user.name deployment=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Deployment Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a deployment condition: (kactivity and kdelete and deployment and response_successful) output: K8s Deployment Deleted (user=%ka.user.name deployment=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Service Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a service condition: (kactivity and kcreate and service and response_successful) output: K8s Service Created (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Service Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a service condition: (kactivity and kdelete and service and response_successful) output: K8s Service Deleted (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s ConfigMap Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a configmap condition: (kactivity and kcreate and configmap and response_successful) output: K8s ConfigMap Created (user=%ka.user.name configmap=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s ConfigMap Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a configmap condition: (kactivity and kdelete and configmap and response_successful) output: K8s ConfigMap Deleted (user=%ka.user.name configmap=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Namespace Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a namespace condition: (kactivity and kcreate and namespace and response_successful) output: K8s Namespace Created (user=%ka.user.name namespace=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Namespace Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a namespace condition: (kactivity and non_system_user and kdelete and namespace and response_successful) output: K8s Namespace Deleted (user=%ka.user.name namespace=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Serviceaccount Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a service account condition: (kactivity and kcreate and serviceaccount and response_successful) output: K8s Serviceaccount Created (user=%ka.user.name user=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Serviceaccount Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a service account condition: (kactivity and kdelete and serviceaccount and response_successful) output: K8s Serviceaccount Deleted (user=%ka.user.name user=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Role/Clusterrole Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a cluster role/role condition: (kactivity and kcreate and (clusterrole or role) and response_successful) output: K8s Cluster Role Created (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Role/Clusterrole Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a cluster role/role condition: (kactivity and kdelete and (clusterrole or role) and response_successful) output: K8s Cluster Role Deleted (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Role/Clusterrolebinding Created desc: Detect any attempt to create a clusterrolebinding condition: (kactivity and kcreate and clusterrolebinding and response_successful) output: K8s Cluster Role Binding Created (user=%ka.user.name binding=%ka.target.name subjects=%ka.req.binding.subjects role=%ka.req.binding.role resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason foo=%ka.req.binding.subject.has_name[cluster-admin]) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] - rule: K8s Role/Clusterrolebinding Deleted desc: Detect any attempt to delete a clusterrolebinding condition: (kactivity and kdelete and clusterrolebinding and response_successful) output: K8s Cluster Role Binding Deleted (user=%ka.user.name binding=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason) priority: INFO source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s] # This rule generally matches all events, and as a result is disabled # by default. If you wish to enable these events, modify the # following macro. # condition: (jevt.rawtime exists) - macro: consider_all_events condition: (not jevt.rawtime exists) - macro: kall condition: (kevt and consider_all_events) - rule: All K8s Audit Events desc: Match all K8s Audit Events condition: kall output: K8s Audit Event received (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri obj=%jevt.obj) priority: DEBUG source: k8s_audit tags: [k8s]