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5.2.4 Ensure users must provide password for escalation

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Information

The operating system must be configured so that users must provide a password for privilege escalation.

Without re-authentication, 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 re-authenticate.

Solution

Based on the outcome of the audit procedure, use visudo -f <PATH TO FILE> to edit the relevant sudoers file.

Remove any line with occurrences of NOPASSWD tags in the file.

Impact:

This will prevent automated processes from being able to elevate privileges.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/18209

Item Details

References: CSCv7|4.3

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 65680d4e0dd254d788da6486d3c98a28f5c45eda87b5194e70ffb43fda3d217e