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SLEM-05-432015 - SLEM 5 must reauthenticate users when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges.

Information

Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization.

When SLEM 5 provides the capability to change user authenticators, change security roles, or escalate a functional capability, it is critical the user reauthenticate.

Solution

Configure SLEM 5 to remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" found in the "/etc/sudoers" file. If the system does not use passwords for authentication, the "NOPASSWD" tag may exist in the file.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLEM_5_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-261373r1050789_rule, STIG-ID|SLEM-05-432015, Vuln-ID|V-261373

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 42e8df4dec72b979ebae9aaf411cd58ab98102171a16392351afa584277af664