Nutanix OS must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-279633 | NXAC-OS-000212 | SV-279633r1192521_rule | CCI-002617 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-24 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
SCF0 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2equal to
NIST 800-530 mappings
No source states a mapping between these directly.
Also reachable in 2 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source
Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002617
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V1R1intersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-279633r1192521_chk)
Verify Nutanix OS removes all software components after updated versions have been installed using the following command.
$ sudo grep -i clean_requirements_on_remove /etc/yum.conf
clean_requirements_on_remove=1
If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to "1", "True", or "yes", or is not set in "/etc/yum.conf", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-84091r1192216_fix)
Configure Yum settings to remove all software components after an updated version is installed.
1. Configure AOS Yum settings using the following command.
$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/yumCVM
2. Configure Prism Central Yum settings using the following command.
$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/PCVM/yumPCVM
3. Configure Files Yum settings using the following command.
$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/AFS/yumAFS
4. Configure AHV Yum settings using the following command.
$ sudo salt-call state.sls security/KVM/yumKVM