STIGQter: STIG Summary: Kubernetes Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

Kubernetes DynamicAuditing must not be enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-242398r1137640_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-242398

Group Title

SRG-APP-000033-CTR-000100

Rule Version

CNTR-K8-000450

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

On the Control Plane, change to the manifests' directory at /etc/kubernetes/manifests and run the command:
grep -i feature-gates *

If any "--feature-gates" setting is available and contains the "DynamicAuditing" flag, remove the flag or set it to false.

On the each Control Plane and Worker Node, run the command:
ps -ef | grep kubelet

Remove the "--feature-gates option" if present.

Note the path to the config file (identified by: --config).

Edit the Kubernetes Kubelet config file:
If the "featureGates" setting is present, remove the "DynamicAuditing" flag or set the flag to false.

Restart the kubelet service using the following command:
service kubelet restart

Check Contents

On the Control Plane, change to the manifests' directory at /etc/kubernetes/manifests and run the command:
grep -i feature-gates *

Review the feature-gates setting, if one is returned.

If the feature-gates setting is available and contains the DynamicAuditing flag set to "true", this is a finding.

On each Control Plane and Worker node, run the command:
ps -ef | grep kubelet

If the "--feature-gates" option exists, this is a finding.

Note the path to the config file (identified by: --config).

Inspect the content of the config file:
If the "featureGates" setting is present and has the "DynamicAuditing" flag set to "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-242398

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CNTR-K8-000450

Severity Override Guidance

On the Control Plane, change to the manifests' directory at /etc/kubernetes/manifests and run the command:
grep -i feature-gates *

Review the feature-gates setting, if one is returned.

If the feature-gates setting is available and contains the DynamicAuditing flag set to "true", this is a finding.

On each Control Plane and Worker node, run the command:
ps -ef | grep kubelet

If the "--feature-gates" option exists, this is a finding.

Note the path to the config file (identified by: --config).

Inspect the content of the config file:
If the "featureGates" setting is present and has the "DynamicAuditing" flag set to "true", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5376