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Nutanix AOS must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created they do not have unnecessary access.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-254195r846673_rule
Severity
Low
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure Nutanix AOS default permissions UMASK to 077 by running the following command.

salt-call state.sls security/CVM/shellCVM