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Enforce non-root execution, disable privilege escalation, and drop all capabilities across operator-managed workloads. Set pod-level seccomp to RuntimeDefault for lcore, postgres, and okp.

Enable read-only root filesystems where validated (manager, console, postgres, lcore app/init containers) and keep OKP and MCP containers read-write due to runtime write-path requirements. Update KUTTL mocks and assertions to match the hardened specs.

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  • Security Enhancements

    • Strengthened workload security with non-root execution, restricted capabilities, disabled privilege escalation, and RuntimeDefault seccomp protection.
    • Applied read-only root filesystems where supported while preserving required writable paths.
    • Added shared writable temporary storage for components that require it.
  • Documentation

    • Documented pod security defaults, exceptions, and considerations for writable filesystem paths.
  • Tests

    • Updated deployment validation to verify the new security contexts and temporary storage mounts.

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The change adds security settings to manager, console, LCore, OKP, and PostgreSQL workloads. It adds writable /tmp mounts where required, updates Kuttl assertions, removes selected status assertions, and documents the security defaults and exceptions.

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Workload security hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Manager and console restrictions
config/manager/manager.yaml, internal/controller/console_deployment.go
The manager and console workloads now require non-root execution. The console plugin uses a read-only root filesystem and drops all capabilities.
LCore pod security and temporary storage
internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
The LCore pod and containers now use non-root execution, disabled privilege escalation, dropped capabilities, read-only root filesystems where applicable, and the RuntimeDefault seccomp profile. Shared writable /tmp storage is mounted where required.
OKP and PostgreSQL security contexts
internal/controller/okp_reconciler.go, internal/controller/postgres_deployment.go
OKP and PostgreSQL pod templates now define pod-level non-root and RuntimeDefault seccomp settings. Container settings preserve required writable paths and enforce the remaining restrictions.
Manifest assertions and security documentation
test/kuttl/common/openstack-lightspeed-instance/assert-openstack-lightspeed-instance.yaml, test/kuttl/tests/update-openstacklightspeed/08-assert-openstacklightspeed-update.yaml, docs/development.md
Kuttl assertions validate the security contexts and writable temporary mounts. Selected deployment status assertions were removed. Development documentation describes the defaults, exceptions, and writable-path requirements.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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Change: Feature

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The hardening remains mergeable, but the update test should also assert the PostgreSQL and stack application container security settings to catch regressions.

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Thank you! Looks good IMO:). We just have to wait for #94 so that this PR gets properly tested.

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- Around line 41-44: Extend the update assertion to validate container-level
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Comment on lines +41 to +44
securityContext:
runAsNonRoot: true
seccompProfile:
type: RuntimeDefault

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n -C 5 'securityContext|name: (lightspeed-postgres-server|ogx|lightspeed-service-api)|assert-openstack' test/kuttl/tests/update-openstacklightspeed test/kuttl/common/openstack-lightspeed-instance

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printf '%s\n' '--- controller/template definitions ---'
rg -n -C 5 'securityContext|lightspeed-postgres-server|lightspeed-service-api|name: ogx|vector-database-collect|vector-database-config-build' --glob '*.go' --glob '*.yaml' --glob '*.yml' --glob '*.tpl' .

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sed -n '145,190p' internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
sed -n '300,395p' internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
printf '%s\n' '--- PostgreSQL controller candidates ---'
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         - name: lightspeed-postgres-server
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            runAsNonRoot: true
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            capabilities:
+              drop: ["ALL"]
           resources:
...
         - name: ogx
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            runAsNonRoot: true
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            capabilities:
+              drop: ["ALL"]
           resources:
...
         - name: lightspeed-service-api
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            runAsNonRoot: true
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            capabilities:
+              drop: ["ALL"]
           resources:

The update assertion checks pod-level security and the init containers, but not the container-level settings for lightspeed-postgres-server, ogx, or lightspeed-service-api. The update reconciles these Deployments, so a regression in these settings can pass the test. Keep the existing writable /tmp mounts for the LCore containers.

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[medium] 33-54: Containers should not run with allowPrivilegeEscalation

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In
`@test/kuttl/tests/update-openstacklightspeed/08-assert-openstacklightspeed-update.yaml`
around lines 41 - 44, Extend the update assertion to validate container-level
securityContext settings for lightspeed-postgres-server, ogx, and
lightspeed-service-api: allowPrivilegeEscalation false, runAsNonRoot true,
readOnlyRootFilesystem true, and capabilities.drop containing ALL. Preserve the
existing writable /tmp mounts for the LCore containers.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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umago force-pushed the pods-security-context branch from 0e756df to 546d23c Compare September 22, 2026 09:53
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umago marked this pull request as draft September 22, 2026 10:08
Enforce non-root execution, disable privilege escalation, and drop all
capabilities across operator-managed workloads. Set pod-level seccomp
to RuntimeDefault for lcore, postgres, and okp.

Enable read-only root filesystems where validated (manager, console,
postgres, lcore app/init containers) and keep OKP and MCP containers
read-write due to runtime write-path requirements. Update KUTTL mocks
and assertions to match the hardened specs.

Signed-off-by: Lucas Alvares Gomes <lucasagomes@gmail.com>
@umago
umago force-pushed the pods-security-context branch from 732c9be to c26397e Compare September 22, 2026 10:16
@umago
umago marked this pull request as ready for review September 22, 2026 10:16
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