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fix(openbao): scope the init-cluster Job Secret RBAC by name - #2317
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The init-cluster ServiceAccount granted get/patch/create on all Secrets in the namespace, so the init pod (and the migrations Job that shares the SA) could read any Secret, including the root-token Secret. Split the rule: keep create (Kubernetes RBAC cannot restrict create by name, and create alone cannot read), and scope get/patch to the Secrets the job manages (<server>-unseal, <server>-root-token, cluster-jwt). Limits what a compromised init pod can read. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe init-cluster Role separates Secret creation permission from read and patch permissions. It limits read and patch access to the server’s ChangesSecret RBAC
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change narrows Secret access for the init job as intended. One inline comment overstates the protection and should be reworded, but it has no runtime impact. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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- Line 49: Update the RBAC comment to clarify that the rule blocks reads of
other namespace Secrets, while allowing access to the named root-token Secret.
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| verbs: ["create", "patch", "get"] | ||
| verbs: ["create"] | ||
| # read and update only the Secrets this job manages, so a compromised init | ||
| # pod cannot read arbitrary Secrets (such as the root token) in the namespace. |
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Correct the root-token access claim.
The rule grants get on {{ $serverFullname }}-root-token. A compromised init pod can therefore read that Secret. Change the comment to say that the rule blocks reads of other namespace Secrets. (kubernetes.io)
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@deploy/helm/openbao/helm/templates/hook-pre-02-account-rbac.yaml at line 49:
Update the RBAC comment to clarify that the rule blocks reads of other namespace
Secrets, while allowing access to the named root-token Secret.
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Why
The init-cluster ServiceAccount grants get/patch/create on all Secrets in the namespace, so the init pod (and the migrations Job that shares the SA) can read any Secret, including the root-token Secret. That read scope is broader than needed.
What changed
Split the Secrets rule in
hook-pre-02-account-rbac.yaml: keepcreate(Kubernetes RBAC cannot restrict create by resourceName, and create alone cannot read existing Secrets), and scopeget/patchto the Secrets the job manages (<server>-unseal,<server>-root-token,cluster-jwt).Customer Release Notes
Tightens the OpenBao init Job's RBAC so it can only read the Secrets it manages, not arbitrary Secrets in the namespace.
Plan Summary
Chart RBAC only. Same operations, narrower read scope. No behavior change.
Usage
Not applicable.
Testing
helm templaterenders the scoped Role as expected (create broad; get/patch limited to the three managed Secret names). The verbs the init script uses (get on root-token/unseal/cluster-jwt, patch on unseal/cluster-jwt, create on root-token/recovery-keys/cluster-jwt) are all still allowed.Notes
Secret volume mounts are not RBAC-gated, so the migrations Job (which mounts the root-token Secret) is unaffected. A tighter follow-up could pre-create the Secrets and drop
createentirely.References
Closes #2316
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