Rule version OL09-00-000232 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-21
If the sudoers file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system.
Verify that OL 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command:
$ sudo sh -c 'grep -iw ALL /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*'
If the either of the following entries are returned, this is a finding: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
Remove the following entries from the /etc/sudoers file or configuration file under /etc/sudoers.d/:
ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL