OL 9 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-271725 | SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127 | OL09-00-002363 | SV-271725r1091887_rule | 2025-05-08 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that OL 9 requires users to provide a password for privilege escalation. Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" with the following command: $ sudo grep -ri nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure OL 9 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating with a password. Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory. $ sudo sed -i '/NOPASSWD/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* |