AlmaLinux OS 9 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-269232 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | ALMA-09-017290 | SV-269232r1101826_rule | 2025-05-22 | 1 |
| Description |
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| If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command: $ sudo grep -iwR 'ALL' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ | grep -v '#' /etc/sudoers:root ALL=(ALL) ALL /etc/sudoers:%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If the either of the following entries are returned, including their NOPASSWD equivalents, this is a finding: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Remove the following entries from the /etc/sudoers file or configuration files under /etc/sudoers.d/ (including NOPASSWD equivalents): ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL |