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V-274012

CAT II (Medium)

Amazon Linux 2023 must have the sudo package installed.

Rule ID

SV-274012r1120710_rule

STIG

Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-002235

Discussion

The "sudo" program is designed to allow a system administrator to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to get their work done.

Check Content

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has the sudo package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed sudo
Installed Packages
sudo.x86_64          1.9.15-1.p5.amzn2023.0.1          @System

If the "sudo" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have the sudo package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install -y sudo