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RHEL-08-010380 - RHEL 8 must require users to provide a password 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 the user reauthenticate.

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

Solution

Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_8_V2R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, CCI|CCI-004895, Rule-ID|SV-230271r1101896_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010380, Vuln-ID|V-230271

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4aa6e410e182a3a406ebb20c2d8ce1a99d5ebb677170f4d6dd0cfc65754dc548