The Photon operating system must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256533	PHTN-30-000062	SV-256533r887273_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
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60208r887271_chk )
At the command line, run the following commands: # grep -ihs nopasswd /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/*|grep -v "^#"|grep -v "^%"|awk '{print $1}' # awk -F: '($2 != "x" && $2 != "!") {print $1}' /etc/shadow If any account listed in the first output is also listed in the second output and is not documented, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60151r887272_fix)
Check the configuration of the "/etc/sudoers" and "/etc/sudoers.d/*" files with the following command: # visudo OR # visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/ Remove any occurrences of "NOPASSWD" tags associated with user accounts with a password hash.