Users must provide a password for privilege escalation.

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Users must provide a password for privilege escalation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-71947	RHEL-07-010340	SV-86571r1_rule		Medium

Description
Without re-authentication, 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 the user re-authenticate. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-72179r2_chk )
Verify the operating system requires users to supply a password for privilege escalation. Check the configuration of the "/etc/sudoers" and "/etc/sudoers.d/" files with the following command: # grep -i nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ If any uncommented line is found with a "NOPASSWD" tag, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-78299r1_fix)
Configure the operating system to require users to supply a password for privilege escalation. Check the configuration of the "/etc/sudoers" and "/etc/sudoers.d/" files with the following command: # grep -i nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ Remove any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" tags in the file.