TOSS 5 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282590 | SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156 | TOSS-05-000326 | SV-282590r1200750_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
If the "rootpw", "targetpw", or "runaspw" flags are defined and not disabled, by default the operating system will prompt the invoking user for the "root" user password.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
ℹ️ Check
Verify the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation using the following command:
$ sudo egrep -ir '(!rootpw|!targetpw|!runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* | grep -v '#'
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !targetpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !rootpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !runaspw
If no results are returned, this is a finding.
If results are returned from more than one file location, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !targetpw" is not defined, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !rootpw" is not defined, this is a finding.
If "Defaults !runaspw" is not defined, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Define the following in the Defaults section of the "/etc/sudoers" file or a single configuration file in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory:
Defaults !targetpw
Defaults !rootpw
Defaults !runaspw