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Open Source NewsSeptember 16, 20262 min read

Hardening Container Storage with Bind Mount Options and EmptyDir Permissions

By BIOS Founding Team

Hardening Container Storage with Bind Mount Options and EmptyDir Permissions

Kubernetes v1.37 adds an fsMode field for fine-grained permission control on emptyDir volumes, plus bind mount options that can block file deletion, restrict binary execution from writable volumes, or enforce read-only access.

These let teams declare storage-level security and least-privilege policies directly in pod specs, rather than relying on external workarounds.

Full details: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/16/kubernetes-v1-37-hardening-container-storage/