cis-ocp-vm-v100-1-14

name	cis-ocp-vm-v100-1-14
description	Restrict update access to the CDI CR (Manual)
category	cis-openshift-virtualization
version	1.0
author	cyberstrike-official
tags	["cis","openshift","kubernetes","openshift-virtualization","kubevirt","vm","platform-configuration","rbac","cdi","containerized-data-importer"]
cis_id	1.14
cis_benchmark	CIS Redhat OpenShift Virtual Machine Extension Benchmark v1.0.0
tech_stack	["kubernetes","openshift","openshift-virtualization","kubevirt"]
cwe_ids	[]
chains_with	[]
prerequisites	[]
severity_boost	{}

CIS 1.14 — Restrict update access to the CDI CR

Profile Applicability

• Level 1

Description

The CDI object is not namespaced and contains sensitive configuration data for the Containerized Data Importer.

Rationale

Reduce at the minimum who can modify CDI resources.

Impact

Workload owners don't normally need this feature.

Audit Procedure

Check who can update the cdi resources:

$ oc adm policy who-can update cdi

Remediation

Assign update access only to approved cdi objects in the cluster.

Default Value

This permission is not granted by default.

References

• CIS Redhat OpenShift Virtual Machine Extension Benchmark v1.0.0, Section 1.14

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	4 Secure Configuration of Enterprise Assets and Software	N	N	N
v7	5.1 Establish Secure Configurations	Y	Y	Y

MITRE ATT&CK Mappings

Tactic	Technique
Persistence	T1098 Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion	T1562 Impair Defenses

Profile

• Level 1 - OpenShift Virtualization