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RHEL-10-600530 - RHEL 10 must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.
Information
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 that the user reauthenticate.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
Solution
Configure RHEL 10 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating.Remove any occurrence of "!authenticate" found in the "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory:
$ sudo sed -i '/\!authenticate/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-281208r1166576_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-600530, Vuln-ID|V-281208
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 4e36911d6217cdc2838d9867a6bde98d6acef96374e74d3400718abb895b8833