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

Nutanix OS must configure audit log permissions for 0600 or less.

DISA Rule

SV-279575r1192436_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-279575

Group Title

SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000117

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - Protect audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - Protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - Protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Nutanix OS VMs are configured by default to have ownership and permission levels set to meet this requirement. If these are found to be out of compliance, some corruption has taken place and a rebuild of the OS is required.

Check Contents

Verify Nutanix OS audit log permissions are 0600 or less permissive using the following command.

$ sudo ls -al /home/log/audit/
total 17902
-rw-------. 1 root root 5721316 Oct 11 22:31 audit.log
-r--------. 1 root root 6291469 Oct 11 13:41 audit.log.1
-r--------. 1 root root 6291562 Oct 11 04:00 audit.log.2

If the audit.log file(s) are more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-279575

Documentable

False

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000117

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Nutanix OS audit log permissions are 0600 or less permissive using the following command.

$ sudo ls -al /home/log/audit/
total 17902
-rw-------. 1 root root 5721316 Oct 11 22:31 audit.log
-r--------. 1 root root 6291469 Oct 11 13:41 audit.log.1
-r--------. 1 root root 6291562 Oct 11 04:00 audit.log.2

If the audit.log file(s) are more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5730