STIGQter: STIG Summary: Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Jan 2026:

Nutanix OS must generate audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access.

DISA Rule

SV-279560r1192419_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-279560

Group Title

SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000069

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

1. For AOS, configure the audit rules.

$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/auditCVM

2. For Prism Central, configure the audit rules.

$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/PCVM/auditPCVM

3. For Files, configure the audit rules.

$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/AFS/auditAFS

4. For AHV, configure the audit rules.

$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/KVM/auditKVM

Check Contents

Verify Nutanix OS generates audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access using the following commands.

$ sudo grep -w chage /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w newgrp /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/newgrp -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -i /usr/bin/chsh /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chsh -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w "userhelper" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/userhelper -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged-passwd

$ sudo grep -w "unix_chkpwd" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/unix_chkpwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w faillock /etc/audit/audit.rules
-w /var/run/faillock/ -p wa -k logins

$ sudo grep -w lastlog /etc/audit/audit.rules
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins

$ sudo grep -iw "/usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

If the privileged activities access listed does not return any output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-279560

Documentable

False

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000069

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Nutanix OS generates audit records for privileged activities or other system-level access using the following commands.

$ sudo grep -w chage /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w newgrp /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/newgrp -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -i /usr/bin/chsh /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chsh -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w "userhelper" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/userhelper -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged-passwd

$ sudo grep -w "unix_chkpwd" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/unix_chkpwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

$ sudo grep -w faillock /etc/audit/audit.rules
-w /var/run/faillock/ -p wa -k logins

$ sudo grep -w lastlog /etc/audit/audit.rules
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins

$ sudo grep -iw "/usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check" /etc/audit/audit.rules
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged

If the privileged activities access listed does not return any output, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5730