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1.84 SLES-15-020104

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-251724
RULE ID: SV-251724r1050789

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.

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/23779

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, CCI|CCI-004895, Rule-ID|SV-251724r1050789_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-020104, Vuln-ID|V-251724

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e2db4724f7af55f076e69422bfd84b3db40cfbc5c6954be397d4cc0b377f8134