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1.275 RHEL-10-600510

Information

RHEL 10 must be configured to not bypass password requirements for privilege escalation.

GROUP ID: V-281206RULE ID: SV-281206r1166570

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 RHEL 10 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/26403

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-281206r1166570_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-600510, Vuln-ID|V-281206

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b6aa8647aa707658c93ac809ad8e5d9aef74b218a691835b8afd5d165e3b0fe4