cis-docker-v160-2-14

name	cis-docker-v160-2.14
description	Ensure containers are restricted from acquiring new privileges
category	cis-docker
version	1.6.0
author	cyberstrike-official
tags	["cis","docker","daemon","no-new-privileges","privilege-escalation"]
cis_id	2.14
cis_benchmark	CIS Docker Benchmark v1.6.0
tech_stack	["docker"]
cwe_ids	[]
chains_with	[]
prerequisites	[]
severity_boost	{}

Ensure containers are restricted from acquiring new privileges

Profile Applicability: Level 1 - Docker - Linux

Assessment Status: Manual

Description

By default you should restrict containers from acquiring additional privileges via suid or sgid.

Rationale

A process can set the no_new_priv bit in the kernel and this persists across forks, clones and execve. The no_new_priv bit ensures that the process and its child processes do not gain any additional privileges via suid or sgid bits. This reduces the security risks associated with many dangerous operations because there is a much reduced ability to subvert privileged binaries.

Setting this at the daemon level ensures that by default all new containers are restricted from acquiring new privileges.

Impact

no_new_priv prevents LSMs such as SELinux from escalating the privileges of individual containers.

Audit Procedure

To confirm this setting, you should review the dockerd start-up options and a check of any settings in /etc/docker/daemon.json -sca should also be carried out. To review the dockerd startup options, the following command can be used:

ps -ef | grep dockerd

You should ensure that the --no-new-privileges parameter is present and that it is not set to false. The contents of /etc/docker/daemon.json should also be reviewed.

Remediation

You should run the Docker daemon as below:

dockerd --no-new-privileges

Default Value

By default, containers are not restricted from acquiring new privileges.

References

1. https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/
2. https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/20727

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	6.1 Establish an Access Granting Process Establish and follow a process, preferably automated, for granting access to enterprise assets upon new hire, grant, or role change of a user.	●	●	●