cis-k8s-v1110-1.3.1

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Ensure that the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold argument is set as appropriate (Manual)

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1.3.1 Ensure that the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold argument is set as appropriate (Manual)

Profile Applicability

Level 1 - Master Node

Description

Activate garbage collector on pod termination, as appropriate.

Rationale

Garbage collection is important to ensure sufficient resource availability and avoiding degraded performance and availability. In the worst case, the system might crash or just be unusable for a long period of time. The current setting for garbage collection is 12,500 terminated pods which might be too high for your system to sustain. Based on your system resources and tests, choose an appropriate threshold value to activate garbage collection.

Impact

None

Audit

Run the following command on the Control Plane node:

ps -ef | grep kube-controller-manager

Verify that the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold argument is set as appropriate.

Remediation

Edit the Controller Manager pod specification file /etc/kubernetes/manifests/kube-controller-manager.yaml on the Control Plane node and set the --terminated-pod-gc-threshold to an appropriate threshold, for example:

--terminated-pod-gc-threshold=10

Default Value

By default, --terminated-pod-gc-threshold is set to 12500.

References

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v8	4.8 Uninstall or Disable Unnecessary Services on Enterprise Assets and Software		X	X
v7	9.2 Ensure Only Approved Ports, Protocols and Services Are Running		X	X