Detections
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1.71 OL08-00-010385

Information

The OL 8 operating system must not be configured to bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

GROUP ID: V-252656RULE ID: SV-252656r1050789

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.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158

Solution

Configure the operating system to require users to supply a password for privilege escalation.

Check the configuration of the "/etc/ pam.d/sudo" file with the following command:

$ sudo vi /etc/pam.d/sudo

Remove any occurrences of " pam_succeed_if " in the file.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, CCI|CCI-004895, Rule-ID|SV-252656r1050789_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-010385, Vuln-ID|V-252656

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a5c89e4cd75cbb05e334c274f3e38f566ee87c7a95d1d11147debc4e840ffd98