AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269233	ALMA-09-017400	SV-269233r1050115_rule	CCI-000366	medium
Description
If the rootpw, targetpw, or runaspw flags are defined and not disabled, by default the operating system will prompt the invoking user for the "root" user password.
STIG			Date
Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide			2026-02-27

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks

NIST 800-531 mapping

CM-6

1.00

DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent

NIST 800-1712 mappings

3.4.1

1.00

DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent

3.4.2

1.00

DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent

CCI1 mapping

CCI-000366

1.00

DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-269233r1050115_chk)

Verify that the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation with the following command: $ grep -E '(!rootpw|!targetpw|!runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* | grep -v '#' /etc/sudoers.d/01_stig:Defaults !targetpw /etc/sudoers.d/01_stig:Defaults !rootpw /etc/sudoers.d/01_stig:Defaults !runaspw If no results are returned, this is a finding. If results are returned from more than one file location, this is a finding. If "Defaults !targetpw" is not defined, this is a finding. If "Defaults !rootpw" is not defined, this is a finding. If "Defaults !runaspw" is not defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73165r1048076_fix)

Define the following in the Defaults section of the /etc/sudoers file or a single configuration file in the /etc/sudoers.d/ directory: Defaults !targetpw Defaults !rootpw Defaults !runaspw