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Remove kolla entrypoint pattern from Octavia, harden SecurityContext#648
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Eliminate kolla_start and the config.json staging pattern across all Octavia workloads. The crudini config-merge init container (Pattern C: merges parent + child config into a config-data-merged emptyDir) is kept exactly as-is -- only kolla's staging-to-final copy step is replaced with SubPath mounts of the same emptyDir at final paths.

Key changes:

  • octavia-api: replace kolla_start with /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND; mount httpd.conf/ssl.conf via SubPath to /etc/httpd/conf[.d]/; add run-httpd emptyDir at /etc/httpd/run (not the canonical /run/httpd because octavia's httpd.conf uses PidFile relative to ServerRoot)
  • octavia-driver-agent: add explicit Command (/usr/bin/octavia-driver-agent --config-file ... --config-dir ...)
  • octavia-worker/housekeeping/healthmanager: exec octavia_controller_start.sh directly
  • octavia-rsyslog: exec /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n directly; add NET_BIND_SERVICE capability for privileged port 514 binding; delete the now-redundant octavia_rsyslog_start.sh wrapper
  • db-sync: exec bootstrap.sh directly
  • All root init containers (amphora, rsyslog, image-upload): add RunAsNonRoot: false to override pod-level RunAsNonRoot: true from RestrictivePodSecurityContext; add Drop: ALL + explicit Add for needed capabilities (amphora: NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW/SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE, rsyslog: NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW/SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE)
  • Add GetConfigOverwriteVolumeMounts() for conditional policy.yaml
  • Remove all KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY/KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP env vars and 7 config.json templates
  • Use pod.RestrictiveSecurityContext/RestrictivePodSecurityContext from lib-common (serviceuser.OctaviaUID) on all main containers
  • Fix TLS cert staging-path bug on octavia-api and driver-agent
  • httpd.conf: User/Group apache -> octavia
  • RBAC: add nonroot-v2 additively (anyuid;privileged;nonroot-v2)
  • DefaultMode 0440 across all volumes
  • Adopt lib-common volume.WritableDirVolume helpers
  • AutomountServiceAccountToken: false on all workloads
  • Update functional and kuttl tests

The amphora-controller/rsyslog init containers keep RunAsUser:0 and elevated capabilities (NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW genuinely used for network setup; SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE left in place pending verification). octavia-image-upload's init container keeps RunAsUser:0 (external image entrypoint, not verifiable without real cluster).

Jira: OSPRH-33504
Jira: OSPRH-33503

Depends-On: openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common#728

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/test functional

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stuggi force-pushed the remove-kolla branch 2 times, most recently from 3e81935 to 3a41164 Compare August 7, 2026 15:37
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/test functional

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/test octavia-operator-build-deploy-kuttl

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  • Security

    • Updated OpenShift security permissions to support the nonroot-v2 constraint.
    • Applied more restrictive pod and container security settings.
    • Tightened permissions for certificates, configuration, and monitoring files.
  • Improvements

    • Simplified service startup and configuration mounting.
    • Added support for configuration overrides and writable runtime directories.
    • Updated API and logging services to use explicit runtime commands and paths.
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    • Removed obsolete startup configuration files and scripts.
    • Updated supporting dependencies and deployment test expectations.

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Octavia workloads now use shared security and volume helpers, explicit service commands, read-only configuration mounts, and tighter file permissions. OpenShift RBAC and KUTTL fixtures use nonroot-v2. Obsolete Kolla configuration templates and startup scripts are removed.

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Octavia runtime security and configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
RBAC and shared module wiring
config/rbac/role.yaml, internal/controller/*, go.mod
RBAC now permits anyuid, nonroot-v2, and privileged. Dependencies include the shared user and volume helper modules.
Shared configuration volume construction
internal/octavia/volumes.go, internal/amphoracontrollers/volumes.go, internal/octaviarsyslog/volumes.go
Volume helpers create merged configuration mounts, sorted overwrite mounts, and 0440 configuration files.
Controller and job runtime hardening
internal/amphoracontrollers/*, internal/octavia/dbsync.go, internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go
Controllers and jobs use explicit binaries, shared security contexts, overwrite mounts, writable volumes, and restricted capabilities.
API and rsyslog runtime wiring
internal/octaviaapi/*, internal/octaviarsyslog/*, templates/octaviaapi/config/httpd.conf, templates/octavia*/config/*
The API and rsyslog workloads use direct commands and explicit mounts. Obsolete Kolla configuration files and startup scripts are removed. Apache runs as octavia and logs errors to stderr.
Integration fixture updates
test/kuttl/common/*, test/kuttl/tests/*
Fixtures now expect direct commands, explicit configuration paths, updated file modes, and the nonroot-v2 SCC.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3301e

The image-upload workload may fail to start its non-root HTTPD because /run/httpd is not writable, preventing service availability; its root initialization container also retains unnecessary default capabilities, weakening the intended security hardening. These issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant OctaviaController
  participant KubernetesPod
  participant ConfigDataMerged
  participant ApacheHTTPD
  participant OctaviaDriverAgent
  OctaviaController->>KubernetesPod: create API and provider-agent containers
  KubernetesPod->>ConfigDataMerged: mount read-only configuration files
  KubernetesPod->>ApacheHTTPD: start /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND
  KubernetesPod->>OctaviaDriverAgent: start with explicit configuration arguments
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internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go (1)

47-58: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Mount writable HTTPD runtime storage.

The rendered HTTPD configuration uses /run/httpd/httpd.pid. This workload does not mount writable storage at /run/httpd, unlike internal/octaviaapi/deployment.go. The non-root HTTPD process can fail to create its PID file.

Proposed fix
 func getVolumes(name string) []corev1.Volume {
   return []corev1.Volume{
     volume.WritableDirVolume("amphora-image"),
+    volume.WritableDirVolume(volume.RunHttpdVolumeName),
     {
       Name: "httpd-config",
 func getVolumeMounts() []corev1.VolumeMount {
   return []corev1.VolumeMount{
     {
       Name:      "amphora-image",
       MountPath: "/usr/local/apache2/htdocs",
     },
+    volume.WritableDirVolumeMount(volume.RunHttpdVolumeName, volume.RunHttpdMountPath),
     {
       Name:      "httpd-config",
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In `@internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go` around lines 47 - 58, Update the
volume definitions returned by the image-upload deployment’s volume helper to
include writable runtime storage mounted for the HTTPD `/run/httpd` path,
matching the established deployment configuration while preserving the existing
`amphora-image` and `httpd-config` volumes.
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In `@internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go`:
- Around line 168-170: Update the SecurityContext for the root init container in
the image upload deployment to drop all Linux capabilities, matching the other
root init containers, while preserving its existing run-as configuration.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go`:
- Around line 47-58: Update the volume definitions returned by the image-upload
deployment’s volume helper to include writable runtime storage mounted for the
HTTPD `/run/httpd` path, matching the established deployment configuration while
preserving the existing `amphora-image` and `httpd-config` volumes.
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Comment thread internal/octavia/image_upload_deployment.go
Eliminate kolla_start and the config.json staging pattern across all
Octavia workloads. The crudini config-merge init container (Pattern C:
merges parent + child config into a config-data-merged emptyDir) is
kept exactly as-is -- only kolla's staging-to-final copy step is
replaced with SubPath mounts of the same emptyDir at final paths.

Key changes:
- octavia-api: replace kolla_start with /usr/sbin/httpd -DFOREGROUND;
  mount httpd.conf/ssl.conf via SubPath to /etc/httpd/conf[.d]/; add
  run-httpd emptyDir at /etc/httpd/run (not the canonical /run/httpd
  because octavia's httpd.conf uses PidFile relative to ServerRoot)
- octavia-driver-agent: add explicit Command
  (/usr/bin/octavia-driver-agent --config-file ... --config-dir ...)
- octavia-worker/housekeeping/healthmanager: exec
  octavia_controller_start.sh <role> directly
- octavia-rsyslog: exec /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n directly; add
  NET_BIND_SERVICE capability for privileged port 514 binding; delete
  the now-redundant octavia_rsyslog_start.sh wrapper
- db-sync: exec bootstrap.sh directly
- All root init containers (amphora, rsyslog, image-upload): add
  RunAsNonRoot: false to override pod-level RunAsNonRoot: true from
  RestrictivePodSecurityContext; add Drop: ALL + explicit Add for
  needed capabilities (amphora: NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW/SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE,
  rsyslog: NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW/SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE)
- Add GetConfigOverwriteVolumeMounts() for conditional policy.yaml
- Remove all KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY/KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP env vars and 7
  config.json templates
- Use pod.RestrictiveSecurityContext/RestrictivePodSecurityContext
  from lib-common (serviceuser.OctaviaUID) on all main containers
- Fix TLS cert staging-path bug on octavia-api and driver-agent
- httpd.conf: User/Group apache -> octavia
- RBAC: add nonroot-v2 additively (anyuid;privileged;nonroot-v2)
- DefaultMode 0440 across all volumes
- Adopt lib-common volume.WritableDirVolume helpers
- AutomountServiceAccountToken: false on all workloads
- Update functional and kuttl tests

The amphora-controller/rsyslog init containers keep RunAsUser:0 and
elevated capabilities (NET_ADMIN/NET_RAW genuinely used for network
setup; SYS_ADMIN/SYS_NICE left in place pending verification).
octavia-image-upload's init container keeps RunAsUser:0 (external
image entrypoint, not verifiable without real cluster).

Jira: OSPRH-33504    
Jira: OSPRH-33503    

Depends-On: openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common#728

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin Schuppert <mschuppert@redhat.com>
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/lgtm

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