Add Prowler mutelist and fix kube-state-metrics seccomp

Add mutelist files to suppress expected/accepted Prowler findings:
- apiserver: minikube control plane flags (12 checks)
- control-plane: scheduler, controller-manager, kubelet (3 checks)
- core-pod-security: system pods, operator-managed, expected ops (7 checks)
- rbac: built-in K8s roles, ArgoCD, CNPG (3 checks)

Mutelist files are stored individually in mutelist/ for maintainability
and merged at runtime via an initContainer before the scan runs.
Muted findings appear as status=MUTED in reports (not hidden).

Also adds missing seccomp RuntimeDefault profile to kube-state-metrics.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

argocd/manifests/kube-state-metrics/deployment.yaml

@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ spec:
             capabilities:
               drop:
                 - ALL
+            seccompProfile:
+              type: RuntimeDefault

argocd/manifests/prowler/cronjob.yaml

@@ -15,6 +15,28 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             seccompProfile:
               type: RuntimeDefault
+          initContainers:
+            - name: merge-mutelist
+              image: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/prowler:kustomized
+              command: ["python3", "-c"]
+              args:
+                - |
+                  import yaml, glob, pathlib
+                  merged = {"Mutelist": {"Accounts": {"*": {"Checks": {}}}}}
+                  for f in sorted(glob.glob("/mutelist-parts/*.yaml")):
+                      with open(f) as fh:
+                          data = yaml.safe_load(fh)
+                      checks = data.get("Mutelist", {}).get("Accounts", {}).get("*", {}).get("Checks", {})
+                      merged["Mutelist"]["Accounts"]["*"]["Checks"].update(checks)
+                  pathlib.Path("/tmp/mutelist").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+                  with open("/tmp/mutelist/mutelist.yaml", "w") as fh:
+                      yaml.dump(merged, fh, default_flow_style=False)
+                  print(f"Merged {len(merged['Mutelist']['Accounts']['*']['Checks'])} checks from {len(glob.glob('/mutelist-parts/*.yaml'))} files")
+              volumeMounts:
+                - name: mutelist-parts
+                  mountPath: /mutelist-parts
+                - name: mutelist-merged
+                  mountPath: /tmp/mutelist
           containers:
             - name: prowler
               image: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/prowler:kustomized
@@ -22,6 +44,8 @@ spec:
                 - kubernetes
                 - --compliance
                 - cis_1.11_kubernetes
+                - --mutelist-file
+                - /tmp/mutelist/mutelist.yaml
                 - -z
                 - --output-formats
                 - html
@@ -32,6 +56,9 @@ spec:
               volumeMounts:
                 - name: reports
                   mountPath: /reports
+                - name: mutelist-merged
+                  mountPath: /tmp/mutelist
+                  readOnly: true
                 - name: var-lib-kubelet
                   mountPath: /var/lib/kubelet
                   readOnly: true
@@ -47,6 +74,11 @@ spec:
             - name: reports
               persistentVolumeClaim:
                 claimName: prowler-reports
+            - name: mutelist-parts
+              configMap:
+                name: prowler-mutelist
+            - name: mutelist-merged
+              emptyDir: {}
             - name: var-lib-kubelet
               hostPath:
                 path: /var/lib/kubelet

argocd/manifests/prowler/kustomization.yaml

@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ resources:
   - cronjob-image-scan.yaml
   - cronjob-iac-scan.yaml
 
+configMapGenerator:
+  - name: prowler-mutelist
+    options:
+      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+    files:
+      - mutelist/apiserver.yaml
+      - mutelist/control-plane.yaml
+      - mutelist/core-pod-security.yaml
+      - mutelist/rbac.yaml
+
 images:
   - name: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/prowler
     newTag: v5.22.0-6960243

argocd/manifests/prowler/mutelist/apiserver.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Minikube apiserver — flags managed by static pod manifests.
+# Compensating control: cluster not internet-exposed; access via Tailscale ACLs.
+Mutelist:
+  Accounts:
+    "*":
+      Checks:
+        "apiserver_always_pull_images_plugin":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; AlwaysPullImages not enabled."
+        "apiserver_audit_log_maxage_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube does not configure audit logging."
+        "apiserver_audit_log_maxbackup_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube does not configure audit logging."
+        "apiserver_audit_log_maxsize_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube does not configure audit logging."
+        "apiserver_audit_log_path_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube does not configure audit logging."
+        "apiserver_deny_service_external_ips":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; no external IPs in use."
+        "apiserver_disable_profiling":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; profiling endpoint not exposed."
+        "apiserver_encryption_provider_config_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube does not configure etcd encryption at rest."
+        "apiserver_kubelet_cert_auth":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube manages kubelet certificates automatically."
+        "apiserver_request_timeout_set":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; using K8s default timeout."
+        "apiserver_service_account_lookup_true":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default."
+        "apiserver_strong_ciphers_only":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-apiserver-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default TLS cipher suite."

argocd/manifests/prowler/mutelist/control-plane.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Minikube control-plane components — managed by static pod manifests.
+# Compensating control: cluster not internet-exposed; access via Tailscale ACLs.
+Mutelist:
+  Accounts:
+    "*":
+      Checks:
+        "controllermanager_disable_profiling":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-controller-manager-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; profiling endpoint not exposed outside tailnet."
+        "scheduler_profiling":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kube-scheduler-minikube$"]
+          Description: "Minikube default; profiling endpoint not exposed outside tailnet."
+        "kubelet_tls_cert_and_key":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources: ["^kubelet-config$"]
+          Description: "Minikube uses auto-generated kubelet certificates."

argocd/manifests/prowler/mutelist/core-pod-security.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Pod security checks — system pods, operator-managed pods, and accepted
+# operational needs. Each check ID appears once with all matching resources.
+Mutelist:
+  Accounts:
+    "*":
+      Checks:
+        "core_minimize_hostNetwork_containers":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Minikube control plane — requires hostNetwork by design
+            - "^etcd-minikube$"
+            - "^kube-apiserver-minikube$"
+            - "^kube-controller-manager-minikube$"
+            - "^kube-scheduler-minikube$"
+            # Minikube system pods
+            - "^kube-proxy-"
+            - "^kindnet-"
+            - "^storage-provisioner$"
+          Description: >-
+            Control-plane and networking pods require hostNetwork.
+            All managed by minikube.
+        "core_minimize_privileged_containers":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Minikube system
+            - "^kube-proxy-"
+            # Tailscale operator-managed proxies
+            - "^ts-"
+            - "^ingress-"
+            # Forgejo runner — Docker-in-Docker for CI builds
+            - "^forgejo-runner-"
+          Description: >-
+            kube-proxy: iptables (minikube). ts-*/ingress-*: network
+            namespace manipulation (Tailscale operator). forgejo-runner:
+            Docker-in-Docker for CI.
+        "core_seccomp_profile_docker_default":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Minikube system pods
+            - "^coredns-"
+            - "^kube-proxy-"
+            - "^kindnet-"
+            - "^storage-provisioner$"
+            # Tailscale operator-managed pods
+            - "^ts-"
+            - "^operator-"
+            - "^nameserver-"
+            - "^ingress-"
+          Description: >-
+            System pods (minikube) and Tailscale operator pods — seccomp
+            profiles set by upstream/operator, not user manifests.
+        "core_minimize_hostPID_containers":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            - "^prowler-"
+          Description: >-
+            Prowler CIS scanner requires hostPID to check file
+            permissions on kubelet and etcd data directories.
+        "core_minimize_root_containers_admission":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            - "^grafana-"
+          Description: >-
+            Grafana init-chown-data runs as root to fix PVC ownership.
+            Main containers run as UID 472. Standard pattern.
+        "core_minimize_containers_added_capabilities":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Minikube system pods
+            - "^coredns-"
+            - "^kindnet-"
+            # Grafana init-chown-data (CHOWN capability)
+            - "^grafana-"
+          Description: >-
+            System pods: NET_BIND_SERVICE/NET_RAW required by function
+            (minikube). Grafana: CHOWN for PVC init; all other
+            containers drop ALL.
+        "core_minimize_containers_capabilities_assigned":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            - "^coredns-"
+            - "^kindnet-"
+            - "^grafana-"
+          Description: >-
+            System pods (minikube) and Grafana init-chown-data.
+            See core_minimize_containers_added_capabilities.

argocd/manifests/prowler/mutelist/rbac.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# RBAC checks — built-in Kubernetes roles and operator roles that require
+# broad permissions by design.
+Mutelist:
+  Accounts:
+    "*":
+      Checks:
+        "rbac_minimize_wildcard_use_roles":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Built-in Kubernetes roles
+            - "^cluster-admin$"
+            - "^system:"
+            # ArgoCD — requires broad access for deployment management;
+            # ArgoCD itself is SSO-gated via Authentik
+            - "^argocd-"
+          Description: >-
+            Built-in K8s roles and ArgoCD. ArgoCD access is SSO-gated
+            via Authentik.
+        "rbac_minimize_pod_creation_access":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            # Built-in Kubernetes roles
+            - "^admin$"
+            - "^edit$"
+            - "^system:"
+            # CloudNativePG operator
+            - "^cnpg-manager$"
+          Description: >-
+            Built-in K8s roles required for workload controllers.
+            cnpg-manager: CloudNativePG operator manages PostgreSQL pods.
+        "rbac_minimize_service_account_token_creation":
+          Regions: ["*"]
+          Resources:
+            - "^system:"
+          Description: >-
+            kube-controller-manager requires token creation for service
+            account management. Built-in role.

docs/changelog.d/prowler-mutelist.infra.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add Prowler mutelist to suppress expected findings from system components, operator-managed pods, and accepted operational needs. Fix missing seccomp profile on kube-state-metrics.