RHEL 8 must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230272	RHEL-08-010381	SV-230272r854027_rule		Medium

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 the user reauthenticate. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-06

Details

Check Text ( C-32941r567562_chk )
Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "!authenticate". Check that the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "!authenticate" by running the following command: $ sudo grep -i !authenticate /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* If any occurrences of "!authenticate" return from the command, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32916r567563_fix)
Remove any occurrence of "!authenticate" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.