Nutanix OS must not install autofs.service.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-279601 | NXAC-OS-000157 | SV-279601r1192483_rule | CCI-000778 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-24 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-3
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.5.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000778
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-279601r1192483_chk)
Verify Nutanix OS is configured to not automount devices using the following command.
$ sudo systemctl status autofs
If "autofs.sevice" is installed and or enabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-84059r1191766_fix)
Nutanix OS does not support the autofs.service by design. If autofs.service is enabled, some type of corruption has occurred and the OS must be rebuilt.