@@ -413,20 +413,28 @@ minimum value of the first range as the default. Validates against all ranges.
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to be used by hostPath volumes. An empty list means there is no restriction on
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host paths used. This is defined as a list of objects with a single `pathPrefix`
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field, which allows hostPath volumes to mount a path that begins with an
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- allowed prefix. For example :
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+ allowed prefix, and a `readOnly` field indicating it must be mounted read-only.
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+ For example :
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` ` ` yaml
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allowedHostPaths:
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# This allows "/foo", "/foo/", "/foo/bar" etc., but
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# disallows "/fool", "/etc/foo" etc.
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# "/foo/../" is never valid.
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- pathPrefix: "/foo"
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+ readOnly: true # only allow read-only mounts
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` ` `
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_Note : There are many ways a container with unrestricted access to the host
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filesystem can escalate privileges, including reading data from other
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containers, and abusing the credentials of system services, such as Kubelet._
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+ {{< warning >}}**WARNING:** writeable hostPath directory volumes allow containers to write
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+ to the filesystem in ways that let them traverse the host filesystem outside the `pathPrefix`.
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+ `readOnly : true`, available in Kubernetes 1.11+, must be used on **all** `allowedHostPaths`
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+ to effectively limit access to the specified `pathPrefix`.
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+ {{< /warning >}}
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+
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**ReadOnlyRootFilesystem** - Requires that containers must run with a read-only
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root filesystem (i.e. no writable layer).
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