AlmaLinux OS 9 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269232 | ALMA-09-017290 | SV-269232r1101826_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-269232r1101826_chk)
Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 restricts privilege elevation to authorized personnel with the following command:
$ sudo grep -iwR 'ALL' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ | grep -v '#'
/etc/sudoers:root ALL=(ALL) ALL
/etc/sudoers:%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
If the either of the following entries are returned, including their NOPASSWD equivalents, this is a finding:
ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL
ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
Fix Text (F-73164r1048073_fix)
Remove the following entries from the /etc/sudoers file or configuration files under /etc/sudoers.d/ (including NOPASSWD equivalents):
ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL
ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL