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