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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252959	TOSS-04-020190	SV-252959r824201_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 reauthenticate.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-56412r824199_chk )
Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD." Check that the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" by running the following command: $ sudo grep -i nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* %admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the ISSO as an organizationally defined administrative group utilizing MFA, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-56412r824199_chk )

Verify that "/etc/sudoers" has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD."

Check that the "/etc/sudoers" file has no occurrences of "NOPASSWD" by running the following command:

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

%admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

If any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" are returned from the command and have not been documented with the ISSO as an organizationally defined administrative group utilizing MFA, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-56362r824200_fix)
Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.