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1.20 AZLX-23-001005

Information

Amazon Linux 2023 must not be configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

GROUP ID: V-274013RULE ID: SV-274013r1120027

Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operating systems provide the capability to escalate a functional capability, it is critical the user reauthenticate.

Solution

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to require users to supply a password for privilege escalation.

Remove any occurrences of "pam_succeed_if " in the "/etc/pam.d/sudo" file.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26107

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002165, Rule-ID|SV-274013r1120027_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-001005, Vuln-ID|V-274013

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4ff38da475fc48ef66c25728c313473f17c798aab68908f2b5e3c0eadc87a3b0