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V-282739

CAT II (Medium)

TOSS 5 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.

Rule ID

SV-282739r1201595_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

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 that the user reauthenticate.

Check Content

Verify "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" using the following command:

$ sudo grep -ri nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned and this is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure TOSS 5 to not allow users to execute privileged actions without authenticating with a password.

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

$ sudo sed -i '/NOPASSWD/ s/^/# /g' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*