OL 9 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271475 | OL09-00-000231 | SV-271475r1091137_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 | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271475r1091137_chk)
Verify that OL 9 is configured to enforce the sudoers security policy to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation with the following command:
$ sudo egrep -i '(!rootpw|!targetpw|!runaspw)' /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/* | grep -v '#'
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !targetpw
/etc/sudoers:Defaults !rootpw
/etc/sudoers: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-75432r1091136_fix)
Configure OL 9 to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using sudo.
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