GKE Node Pools Without Auto-Upgrade Enabled

ID: gcloud-gke-auto-upgrade-disabled

Severity: medium

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,gke,kubernetes,security,updates,maintenance,gcp-cloud-config

Description

Ensure that the Auto-Upgrade feature is enabled for all the nodes running within your Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters. This feature helps you keep your cluster nodes up to date with the latest supported version of Kubernetes, automatically applying security fixes and new functionalities.

YAML Source

id: gcloud-gke-auto-upgrade-disabled

info:
  name: GKE Node Pools Without Auto-Upgrade Enabled
  author: princechaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Ensure that the Auto-Upgrade feature is enabled for all the nodes running within your Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters. This feature helps you keep your cluster nodes up to date with the latest supported version of Kubernetes, automatically applying security fixes and new functionalities.
  impact: |
    Without auto-upgrades enabled, cluster nodes may run outdated Kubernetes versions, missing critical security patches and feature updates, which could expose your clusters to known vulnerabilities.
  remediation: |
    Enable auto-upgrade for your GKE cluster node pools using:
    gcloud container node-pools update POOL_NAME --cluster=CLUSTER_NAME --region=REGION --enable-autoupgrade
  reference:
    - https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/node-auto-upgrades
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/cloudoneconformity/knowledge-base/gcp/GKE/enable-auto-upgrade.html
  tags: cloud,devops,gcp,gcloud,gke,kubernetes,security,updates,maintenance,gcp-cloud-config

flow: |
  code(1)
  for(let projectId of iterate(template.projectIds)){
    set("projectId", projectId)
    code(2)
    for(let cluster of iterate(template.clusters)){
      cluster = JSON.parse(cluster)
      set("clusterName", cluster.name)
      set("location", cluster.location)
      code(3)
      for(let nodePool of iterate(template.nodePools)){
        nodePool = JSON.parse(nodePool)
        set("nodePoolName", nodePool.name)
        code(4)
      }
    }
  }

self-contained: true

code:
  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud projects list --format="json(projectId)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: projectIds
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[].projectId'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud container clusters list --project $projectId --format="json(name,location)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: clusters
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[]'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud container node-pools list --cluster $clusterName --location $location --project $projectId --format="json(name)"

    extractors:
      - type: json
        name: nodePools
        internal: true
        json:
          - '.[]'

  - engine:
      - sh
      - bash
    source: |
      gcloud container node-pools describe $nodePoolName --cluster $clusterName --location $location --project $projectId --format="yaml(management.autoUpgrade)"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - "management: {}"
          - "null"
        condition: or

    extractors:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - '"Node pool " + nodePoolName + " in GKE cluster " + clusterName + " (" + location + ") of project " + projectId + " does not have auto-upgrade enabled"'
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "cloud/gcp/gke/gcloud-gke-auto-upgrade-disabled.yaml"

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