TOSS 5 must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282735 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | TOSS-05-000327 | SV-282735r1201185_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
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
Verify "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "!authenticate" using the following command:
$ sudo grep -ir '!authenticate' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*
If any occurrences of "!authenticate" are returned, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure TOSS 5 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating.
Remove any occurrence of "!authenticate" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory:
$ sudo sed -i '/\!authenticate/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*