TOSS must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252958	TOSS-04-020180	SV-252958r824198_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.

STIG	Date
Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-29

Details

Check Text ( C-56411r824196_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-56361r824197_fix)
Remove any occurrence of "!authenticate" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.