RHEL 9 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-258087 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-09-432030 | SV-258087r1045177_rule | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| 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 RHEL 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command: $ sudo grep -riw 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 |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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 |