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Adds a self-contained DaemonSet manifest under k8s/ that applies the
mitigation from the README (modprobe blacklist of esp4/esp6/rxrpc +
page-cache flush) to every Linux node in a Kubernetes cluster, and
re-applies it automatically on any new node that joins the cluster
(autoscaling, node-image upgrade, scale-set rolling update).
- k8s/dirtyfrag-mitigation.yaml — single-file manifest applyable with
kubectl apply -f. Uses an init container that nsenter's into PID 1
to write /etc/modprobe.d/disable-dirtyfrag.conf, modprobe -r each
module that has refcnt=0, and echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
For any module that remains loaded with refcnt > 0, emits a single
aggregated Warning Kubernetes Event on the Node (no auto-cordon).
A long-running pause container keeps the pod Running so the init
container is only re-executed on pod recreation.
- k8s/README.md — apply / verify / revert instructions and
compatibility notes (esp4/esp6 = IPsec, rxrpc = AFS).
- README.md — short Kubernetes section in Mitigation pointing to k8s/.
Tested on AKS (Azure) running Kubernetes 1.30, in a production
environment across staging and production clusters.
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# Dirty Frag Kubernetes mitigation
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#
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# Disclosure: https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag
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#
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# This manifest applies the Dirty Frag mitigation recommended in the disclosure
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# README to every Linux node in a Kubernetes cluster:
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#
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# printf 'install esp4 /bin/false\ninstall esp6 /bin/false\ninstall rxrpc /bin/false\n' \
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# > /etc/modprobe.d/dirtyfrag.conf
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# rmmod esp4 esp6 rxrpc 2>/dev/null
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# echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
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#
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# It runs as a DaemonSet so that:
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# - The mitigation is applied on every existing node, and
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# - It is automatically re-applied to any new node that joins the cluster
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# (autoscaling, node-image upgrade, scale-set rolling update, etc.) before
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# workloads schedule onto it.
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#
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# How it works:
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# - An init container enters the host's PID, mount, network, IPC and UTS
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# namespaces with `nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p` and:
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# 1. Writes /etc/modprobe.d/disable-dirtyfrag.conf so esp4, esp6 and
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# rxrpc cannot be loaded on demand.
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# 2. For each module currently loaded with refcnt=0, runs `modprobe -r`
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# to unload it from the live kernel.
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# 3. Runs `sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches` to clear any
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# contaminated cached pages (gated on DROP_CACHES, default true).
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# 4. If any module remains loaded with refcnt > 0, emits a single
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# aggregated Warning Kubernetes Event (reason=DirtyFragModulesInUse)
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# on the Node listing the in-use modules so operators can drain and
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# reboot/replace the node. This DaemonSet does NOT auto-cordon.
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# - A long-running `pause` container keeps the pod in Running state so the
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# init container is only re-executed on pod recreation (i.e. on each new
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# node).
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#
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# Compatibility note:
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# esp4 and esp6 provide IPsec ESP transforms; rxrpc provides the RxRPC
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# socket family used by AFS. If any of your workloads (or the host network)
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# require these modules, do NOT apply this manifest as-is — either remove
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# the affected module(s) from the MODULES env var below, or label-exclude
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# the affected node pool. On a typical workload-only Kubernetes cluster
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# none of these modules are in use.
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#
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# Reverting once upstream kernel patches roll out:
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# 1. Run a cleanup pass first to remove the modprobe drop-in from live
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# nodes (the init container's CLEANUP_MODE branch removes the file
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# and reloads modprobe state):
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#
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# kubectl -n kube-system set env ds/dirtyfrag-mitigation CLEANUP_MODE=true
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# kubectl -n kube-system rollout restart ds/dirtyfrag-mitigation
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# kubectl -n kube-system rollout status ds/dirtyfrag-mitigation
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#
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# 2. Then delete the resources:
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#
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# kubectl delete -f dirtyfrag-mitigation.yaml
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#
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# If you skip step 1, the modprobe drop-in remains on existing nodes until
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# each is recycled (node-image upgrade, scale-down, or manual drain+delete).
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#
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# Tested with Kubernetes 1.27+ on AKS, EKS, and GKE (Linux nodes only).
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---
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apiVersion: v1
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kind: ServiceAccount
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metadata:
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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namespace: kube-system
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labels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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app.kubernetes.io/component: cve-mitigation
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---
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apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
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kind: ClusterRole
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metadata:
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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labels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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app.kubernetes.io/component: cve-mitigation
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rules:
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# Read node metadata so we can address Events to the running node.
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- apiGroups: [""]
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resources: ["nodes"]
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verbs: ["get"]
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# Emit Warning Events when any module is in use (refcount > 0).
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- apiGroups: [""]
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resources: ["events"]
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verbs: ["create", "patch"]
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- apiGroups: ["events.k8s.io"]
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resources: ["events"]
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verbs: ["create", "patch"]
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---
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apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
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kind: ClusterRoleBinding
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metadata:
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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labels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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app.kubernetes.io/component: cve-mitigation
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roleRef:
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apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
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kind: ClusterRole
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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subjects:
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- kind: ServiceAccount
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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namespace: kube-system
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---
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apiVersion: apps/v1
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kind: DaemonSet
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metadata:
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name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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namespace: kube-system
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labels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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app.kubernetes.io/component: cve-mitigation
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spec:
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selector:
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matchLabels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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updateStrategy:
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type: RollingUpdate
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rollingUpdate:
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maxUnavailable: 100% # init container is fast; roll the whole fleet at once
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template:
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metadata:
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labels:
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app.kubernetes.io/name: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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app.kubernetes.io/component: cve-mitigation
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spec:
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hostPID: true
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priorityClassName: system-node-critical
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serviceAccountName: dirtyfrag-mitigation
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automountServiceAccountToken: true
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# Run on every Linux node, including system/critical pools.
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nodeSelector:
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kubernetes.io/os: linux
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tolerations:
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- operator: Exists
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terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 5
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initContainers:
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- name: apply-mitigation
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image: busybox:1.36.1
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imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
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securityContext:
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privileged: true
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runAsUser: 0
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env:
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- name: NODE_NAME
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valueFrom:
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fieldRef:
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fieldPath: spec.nodeName
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# Node Events follow the kubelet convention of being created in
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# the `default` namespace; cluster-scoped objects like Nodes
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# cannot have a namespaced involvedObject reference.
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- name: EVENT_NAMESPACE
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value: "default"
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# Set CLEANUP_MODE=true (e.g. via `kubectl set env`) to flip the
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# init container into removing the modprobe drop-in instead of
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# writing it. Use this for a full rollout pass before deleting
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# the DaemonSet, to clean up live nodes.
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- name: CLEANUP_MODE
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value: "false"
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# Set DROP_CACHES=false to skip `echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches`
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# (the page-cache flush after unloading modules). Default true,
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# matching the disclosure's recommended mitigation.
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- name: DROP_CACHES
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value: "true"
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# Space-separated list of modules to blacklist + unload. Edit this
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# if you need to keep one of these modules available (e.g. IPsec
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# via esp4/esp6, AFS via rxrpc).
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- name: MODULES
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value: "esp4 esp6 rxrpc"
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command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
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args:
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- |
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set -eu
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MODPROBE_FILE=/etc/modprobe.d/disable-dirtyfrag.conf
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if [ "${CLEANUP_MODE}" = "true" ]; then
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echo "[dirtyfrag] CLEANUP mode on node ${NODE_NAME}: removing mitigation"
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nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- sh -c "rm -f ${MODPROBE_FILE}; depmod -a 2>/dev/null || true; for m in ${MODULES}; do modprobe -r \$m 2>/dev/null || true; done; true"
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echo "[dirtyfrag] cleanup complete on ${NODE_NAME}"
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exit 0
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fi
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echo "[dirtyfrag] applying mitigation on node ${NODE_NAME} for modules: ${MODULES}"
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# 1. Persist modprobe blacklist so the modules cannot be loaded on demand.
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# Rewrite the file from scratch (idempotent) to keep ordering stable
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# and match the disclosure's recommended single-file form.
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nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- sh -c "
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set -eu
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TMP=\$(mktemp ${MODPROBE_FILE}.XXXXXX)
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for m in ${MODULES}; do
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printf 'install %s /bin/false\n' \"\$m\" >> \"\$TMP\"
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done
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if [ -f ${MODPROBE_FILE} ] && cmp -s \"\$TMP\" ${MODPROBE_FILE}; then
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rm -f \"\$TMP\"
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echo '[dirtyfrag] ${MODPROBE_FILE} already up to date'
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else
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mv \"\$TMP\" ${MODPROBE_FILE}
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chmod 0644 ${MODPROBE_FILE}
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echo '[dirtyfrag] wrote ${MODPROBE_FILE}'
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fi
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depmod -a 2>/dev/null || true
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"
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# 2. For each module: if currently loaded, try to unload. Track in-use
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# modules so we can emit a single aggregated Warning Event.
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IN_USE=""
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for m in ${MODULES}; do
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REFCNT_PATH=/sys/module/${m}/refcnt
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if nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- test -f "${REFCNT_PATH}"; then
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REFCNT=$(nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- cat "${REFCNT_PATH}")
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echo "[dirtyfrag] ${m} is loaded with refcnt=${REFCNT}"
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if [ "${REFCNT}" = "0" ]; then
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if nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- modprobe -r ${m} 2>&1; then
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echo "[dirtyfrag] successfully unloaded ${m}"
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else
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echo "[dirtyfrag] WARNING: rmmod ${m} failed despite refcnt=0"
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IN_USE="${IN_USE}${IN_USE:+,}${m}(rmmod-failed)"
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fi
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else
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echo "[dirtyfrag] WARNING: ${m} in use (refcnt=${REFCNT}); node ${NODE_NAME} requires drain+reboot for full mitigation"
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IN_USE="${IN_USE}${IN_USE:+,}${m}(refcnt=${REFCNT})"
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fi
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else
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echo "[dirtyfrag] ${m} is not loaded; modprobe blacklist will prevent future loads"
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fi
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done
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# 3. Drop page caches to clear any contaminated cached pages, per the
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# disclosure's mitigation guidance. Best-effort.
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if [ "${DROP_CACHES}" = "true" ]; then
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if nsenter -t 1 -m -u -i -n -p -- sh -c 'sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches' 2>/dev/null; then
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echo "[dirtyfrag] dropped page caches"
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else
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echo "[dirtyfrag] WARNING: failed to drop page caches"
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fi
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fi
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# 4. If any module was in-use, emit a single aggregated Warning Event
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# on the Node so operators get an actionable signal.
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# Best-effort: do not fail the init container if the API call fails.
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# BusyBox `wget --no-check-certificate` is used because BusyBox wget
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# does not support `--ca-certificate`; the bearer token still
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# authenticates us to the API server, and the endpoint is the
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# in-cluster `kubernetes.default.svc` ClusterIP, so skipping TLS
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# chain validation is an accepted trade-off for a best-effort emitter.
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if [ -n "${IN_USE}" ]; then
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TOKEN=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)
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APISERVER=https://kubernetes.default.svc
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NODE_UID=$(wget -qO- --no-check-certificate \
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--header="Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
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"${APISERVER}/api/v1/nodes/${NODE_NAME}" 2>/dev/null | \
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sed -n 's/.*"uid":[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' | head -1 || true)
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TS=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
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EVENT_NAME="dirtyfrag-mitigation.${NODE_NAME}.$(date +%s)"
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EVENT_BODY=$(cat <<EOF
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{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Event","metadata":{"name":"${EVENT_NAME}","namespace":"${EVENT_NAMESPACE}"},"involvedObject":{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Node","name":"${NODE_NAME}","uid":"${NODE_UID}"},"reason":"DirtyFragModulesInUse","message":"Dirty Frag: the following kernel modules are in use and could not be unloaded: ${IN_USE}. Drain and reboot/replace this node to fully mitigate.","type":"Warning","firstTimestamp":"${TS}","lastTimestamp":"${TS}","count":1,"source":{"component":"dirtyfrag-mitigation"}}
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EOF
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)
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if wget -qO- --no-check-certificate \
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--header="Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" \
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--header="Content-Type: application/json" \
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--post-data="${EVENT_BODY}" \
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"${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${EVENT_NAMESPACE}/events" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
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echo "[dirtyfrag] emitted Warning Event ${EVENT_NAME} (in-use: ${IN_USE})"
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else
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echo "[dirtyfrag] WARNING: failed to emit Kubernetes Event"
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fi
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fi
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echo "[dirtyfrag] mitigation complete on ${NODE_NAME}"
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resources:
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requests:
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cpu: 10m
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memory: 16Mi
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limits:
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cpu: 100m
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memory: 64Mi
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containers:
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# Long-running placeholder so the pod stays Running and the init
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# container is re-executed only on pod recreate (i.e. on each new node).
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- name: pause
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image: registry.k8s.io/pause:3.10.1
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imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
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resources:
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requests:
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cpu: 1m
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memory: 8Mi
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limits:
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cpu: 10m
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memory: 16Mi
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securityContext:
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allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
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readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
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capabilities:
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drop: ["ALL"]
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