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fix: add restricted-compliant securityContext to Java init container #360

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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions pkg/instrumentation/podmutator_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
},
Containers: []corev1.Container{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -408,7 +409,8 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
},
Containers: []corev1.Container{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3407,6 +3409,7 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
{
Name: nodejsInitContainerName,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4065,6 +4068,7 @@ func TestMutatePod(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
{
Name: nodejsInitContainerName,
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26 changes: 23 additions & 3 deletions pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go
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Expand Up @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"

"github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -99,9 +100,11 @@ func (i *sdkInjector) inject(ctx context.Context, insts languageInstrumentations
} else {
pod = i.injectCommonEnvVar(otelinst, pod, index)
pod = i.injectCommonSDKConfig(ctx, otelinst, ns, pod, index, index)
//disable setting security context in init container due to issue with runAsNonRoot conflict
//https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/issues/2272
//pod = i.setInitContainerSecurityContext(pod, pod.Spec.Containers[index].SecurityContext, javaInitContainerName)

// Set a minimal restricted-compliant securityContext without runAsNonRoot/runAsUser
// to avoid the runAsNonRoot conflict (https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/issues/2272)
// while still satisfying the restricted Pod Security Standard.
pod = i.setInitContainerRestrictedSecurityContext(pod, javaInitContainerName)
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seems like this security context is missing in NGINX instrumentation as well - https://github.com/ab0utbla-k/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-operator/blob/3969c9f684e19dbd5fb5be421c6d72183b95036e/pkg/instrumentation/sdk.go#L231 mind adding there as well ?

}
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -300,6 +303,23 @@ func (i *sdkInjector) setInitContainerSecurityContext(pod corev1.Pod, securityCo
return pod
}

func (i *sdkInjector) setInitContainerRestrictedSecurityContext(pod corev1.Pod, instrInitContainerName string) corev1.Pod {
for idx, initContainer := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
if initContainer.Name == instrInitContainerName {
pod.Spec.InitContainers[idx].SecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{
AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
},
SeccompProfile: &corev1.SeccompProfile{
Type: corev1.SeccompProfileTypeRuntimeDefault,
},
}
}
}
return pod
}

func getContainerIndex(containerName string, pod corev1.Pod) int {
// We search for specific container to inject variables and if no one is found
// We fallback to first container
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20 changes: 17 additions & 3 deletions pkg/instrumentation/sdk_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
"k8s.io/utils/ptr"

"github.com/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent-operator/apis/v1alpha1"
)
Expand All @@ -34,6 +35,16 @@ var testResourceRequirements = corev1.ResourceRequirements{
},
}

var restrictedSecurityContext = &corev1.SecurityContext{
AllowPrivilegeEscalation: ptr.To(false),
Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
Drop: []corev1.Capability{"ALL"},
},
SeccompProfile: &corev1.SeccompProfile{
Type: corev1.SeccompProfileTypeRuntimeDefault,
},
}

func TestSDKInjection(t *testing.T) {
ns := corev1.Namespace{
ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -529,7 +540,8 @@ func TestInjectJava(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
},
Containers: []corev1.Container{
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -876,7 +888,8 @@ func TestInjectJavaAndPython(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
{
Name: pythonInitContainerName,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1178,7 +1191,8 @@ func TestInjectJavaPythonAndDotNet(t *testing.T) {
Name: javaVolumeName,
MountPath: javaInstrMountPath,
}},
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
Resources: testResourceRequirements,
SecurityContext: restrictedSecurityContext,
},
{
Name: pythonInitContainerName,
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