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V-275647CAT II — Medium severitySV-275647r1147991_rule

Ubuntu OS must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation or when changing roles.

Rule version RIIM-OS-432010 · STIG v1 · 2025-10-02

Discussion

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

Check

Verify the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" by using the following command:

     $ sudo grep -Ei '(nopasswd|!authenticate)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* 

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" or "!authenticate" return from the command, this is a finding.

Fix

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

Identifiers

Group ID
V-275647
Group title
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
Rule ID
SV-275647r1147991_rule
Check ID
C-79749r1147989_chk
Fix ID
F-79654r1147990_fix